Working lists: Canada’s tallest standpipe, spherical, and “Tin Man” style water towers
Three separate working lists are provided below for standpipe, spherical, and “Tin Man” style water towers across our beautiful neighbor to the north, Canada. The lists will be updated periodically as additional information is found. Peace!
St. Mary’s, Ontario Standpipe – Source: flickr.com
STANDPIPE
The year of completion for these standpipe water towers ranges from 1896 to 2007. The most common decades for standpipe construction (from this list) are:
- 1970s = 13
- 1980s = 7
- 1960s = 5
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- Dorset Street Standpipe (1977): Port Hope, ON = 154 feet/47 m – to be replaced in 2027
2-4. Sombra Township Standpipe (1975): Port Lambton, ON and Aylmer Standpipe (1986): Hamilton (Aylmer), ON; and Caraquet Standpipe (1970): Caraquet, NB = 150 feet/45.7 m
5. Waterford Standpipe (1980): Waterford, ON = 142 feet/43.3 m
6. Delhi Standpipe (1978): Delhi, ON = 140 feet/42.7 m
7. North Bay Standpipe (1985): North Bay, ON = 131 feet/40 m
8. Timmons Standpipe (ca 1972): Timmons, ON = 130 feet/39.6 m
9. Ayr Standpipe (1978): Ayr, ON = 129 feet/39.3 m
10. Pointe-Claire Standpipe (1954): Pointe-Claire, QC = 125.5 feet/39.5 m
11. Waterdown Standpipe (1977): Hamilton (Waterdown), ON = 124.5 feet/38 m
12. Bouctouche Standpipe (1982): Bouctouche, NB = 120 feet/36.6 m
13. Region of Waterloo Standpipe (1982): Cambridge, ON = 113 feet/34.4 m
14. St. George Standpipe (1950): St. George, NB = 110 feet/33.5 m
15. Rockland Standpipe (1908): Victoria, BC = 109 feet/33.2 m
16. Grand Falls Standpipe (1998): Grand Falls, NL = 106 feet/32.3 m
17-19. Richmond Hill Standpipe (1980): Richmond Hill, ON; Kerrobet Standpipe (1914): Kerrobet, SK; and Mono Mills Standpipe (1978): Mono Mills, ON = 105 feet/32 m
20. Johnson Tower Standpipe (1963): White Rock, BC = 103 feet
21. Hemlock Water Storage Tank: Halifax, NS = 102 feet – added 2/19/25
22-24. Alexandria Standpipe #1 (1896): Alexandria, ON; Fenelon Falls Standpipe (1976): Fenelon Falls, ON; and Miramichi Standpipe (1977): Miramichi, NB = 100 feet/ 30.5 m
25. Woodville Standpipe (1972): Woodville, ON = 92 feet/28 m
26-27. Humboldt Standpipe (1915): Humboldt, SK and “Top of Wellington” Standpipe (1946): Clifford, ON = 95 feet/29 m
28-30. Hespeler Standpipe (1972): Cambridge, ON; Dutton Standpipe (1960s): Dutton, ON; and Moncton Standpipe (1980): Moncton, NB = 90 feet/27.5 m
31. Walkerton Standpipe #1: Walkerton, ON = 86 feet/26.2 m
32. Petrolia Standpipe (1896): Pertolia, ON = 85 feet/25.8 m
33. Waterloo Standpipe (1987): Waterloo, ON = 83 feet/25.3 m
34-36. Lacombe Home Water Tower (ca 1920): Calgary, AB; Firestone Standpipe: Calgary, AB; and Kamsack Standpipe (1915): Kamsack, SK = 80 feet/24.4 m
37. Rockwood Standpipe (2007): Rockwood, ON = 72 feet/22 m
38. Buchans Standpipe (2004): Buchans, NL = 71 feet/21.6 m
39. Bolton Standpipe (1937/1973): Bolton, ON = 69 feet/21 m
40. Walkerton Standpipe #2: Walkerton, ON = 66 feet/20.2 m
41-42. Orillia Standpipe (1967): Orillia, ON and Wabush Standpipe (1965): Wabush, NL = 65 feet/19.9 m
43. Elmvale Standpipe (1995): Elmvale, ON = 52 feet/15.9 m
44. Golf Course Standpipe (1976): Didsbury, AB = 51 feet/15.6 m
45. Kensington Standpipe: Kensington, PE = 50 feet/15.2 m
46. Labrador City Standpipe (1965): Labrador City, NL = 48 feet/14.6 m
Source: tourismsaskatchewan.com
More Information needed:
- Alliance, AB
- Andrew, AB
- Bashaw, AB
- Black Diamond, AB
- Bowden, AB
- Chipman, AB (1905)
- Clyde, AB
- Glenwood, AB
- Grand Prairie, AB x 2
- Grimshaw, AB
- High River, AB
- Irricana, AB
- Legal, AB
- Loughheed, AB
- Mundare, AB
- Rocky Mountain House, AB
- Viking, AB
- Waskatenau, AB
- Westlock, AB
- Rossland, BC
- Parksville, BC
- Victoria Standpipe #2
- Climax Standpipe, SK
- Weyburn Standpipe: Woburn, SK
- Signal Hill Arts Centre Standpipe, SK
- Norquay, SK
- Davidson, SK
- Coca-Cola Standpipe: Portage La Prairie, MB
- Maple Bay, BC
- Amhertsville, ON
- St. Mary’s ON (1899)
- Tara, ON
- Midland, ON
- Mt. Forest, ON
- Loyalist Odessa Standpipe (1978): Odessa, ON
- Kincardine, ON
- Warren, ON
- Kingston, ON x 2
- Paisley, ON
- Palmerston #2, ON
- Port Elgin, ON
- Porquois Junction, ON
- Port Perry, ON
- Powassan, ON
- Wingham, ON
- Sudbury/Walden, ON
- Renfrew Standpipe, ON
- Thamesville Standpipe, ON
- Tiverton Standpipe, ON
- Vankleek Hill, ON
- Vemer Standpipe, ON
- Alexandria, ON #2
- Vineland, ON
- Alvinston, ON
- Arkona, ON
- Azilda, ON
- Loyalist Township: Amherstview, ON
- Bancroft, ON
- Birch Island, ON
- Bradford, ON
- Brechin, ON
- Caledonia, ON
- Campbellford, ON
- Cayuga, ON
- Casselman, ON
- Cedar Springs, ON
- New Standpipe: Clifford, ON
- Colborne, ON
- Cookstown, ON
- Chatsworth, ON
- Delaware, ON
- Deseronto, ON
- Dunnville, ON
- Durham, ON
- Espanola, ON
- Finch, ON
- Forest, ON
- Halton Hills Standpipe, ON
- Glencoe, ON
- Guelph, ON x 2 (one in 2015)
- Hagersville, ON
- Hastings, ON
- Havelock, ON
- Hearst Standpipe (1977): Hearst, ON
- Lakefield, ON
- Lancaster, ON
- Lansdowne, ON
- Hockey World Standpipe: London, ON
- Madoc, ON
- Markdale, ON
- Mamora, ON
- Melbourne, ON
- Mitchell, ON
- Norwood, ON
- Orangeville, ON
- Orono, ON
- Ridgeway, ON
- Southampton, ON
- St. Catharines, ON
- Sturgeon Falls, ON
- Stoney Point, ON
- Sunderland, ON
- Walden, ON
- Warren, ON
- Watford, ON
- West Lorne, ON
- Wiarton, ON
- Wyoming, ON
- Borden-Carlton, PE
- Cornwall, PE (1995)
- Stratford, PE
- Bird Cove, NL
- Come by Chance Standpipe, NL
- Conception Bay, NL x 2
- Daniels Harbour Standpipe, NL (1992)
- Grand Bank, NL
- Ramea, NL
- Twillingate, NL
- Antogonish, NS
- Enfield, NS (1970s)
- Falmouth, NS
- Lantz, NS
- Lunenburg, NS
- Fredericton, NB x 2
- Aroostook, NB
- Perth-Andover, NB
- Riverview, NB
- Rothesay, NB
- Saint John Standpipe, NB (2003)
- St. Stephen Standpipe, NB (1988)
- Chicoutimi, QC
- Dalhousie, QC
- Lévis, QC
- Mercier, QC
- Matagami, QC (2004)
- Pierrefonds-Roxboro, QC
- Rock Forest, QC
- Shawville, QC
- Ste-Angèle-de-Laval, QC
- Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
- Sainte-Foy, QC
- Sainte-Thècle, QC (1951)
- Sainte-Julie, QC
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Source: myselkirk.ca Source: winnipegfreepress.com
SPHERICAL
Nearly all of the water towers on this list were built in the 1960s and 1970s.
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- Mississauga/Peel Region Water Tower (1971): Mississauga, ON = 187 feet/57 m
2-3. Thornbury Environment Water Tower: Thornbury, ON and Steinbach Water Tower (1972): Steinbach, MB = 154 feet/46.9 m
4-6. Guelph Water Tower (early 1970s): Guelph, ON; Stratford Water Tower (1964): Stratford, ON; and Brantford Water Tower = 150 feet/45.7 m – Brantford added 5/26/25
7. Selkirk Watersphere Tower (1961): Selkirk, MB = 135 feet
8. Elmira Water Tower (1964): Elmira, ON = 126 feet/38.4 m
9. Dundas Water Tower (1969): Hamilton (Dundas), ON = 121 feet/37 m
10. Horton Watersphere Tower (1969): Centralia, ON ~ 114 feet/34.8 m
11. Cambridge Water Tower (1974): Cambridge, ON = 112 feet/34.1 m
12-14. Forest Drive Water Tower (1971): Vaughan, ON; and Woodbridge Water Tower (1971): Woodbridge, ON; and Region of Waterloo Water Tower (1978): Cambridge, ON = 108 feet/33 m
15. SSM Water Tower (1969): Sault Ste. Marie, ON = 103 feet
16. Kamsack Spheroid (1978): Kamsack, SK = 88 feet/26.8 m
17. Airdrie Water Tower (1959): Airdrie, AB = 71.5 feet/21.8 m
More information needed:
- Oxbow Water Tower, SK
- Redwater, AB
- Standoff, AB
- Kelvington, SK
- Lang, SK
- Langenburg, SK
- Sturgis, SK
- Rouleau, SK
- Rose Valley, SK
- Ponteix, SK
- Coutts, AB – “Smiley”
- Killarney Water Tower, MB
- Beausejour, MB
- Ridgetown, ON
- Arthur, ON
- Peterborough, ON
- South Huron Water Tower (1974): Exeter, ON
- Wasaga Beach, ON
- Georgian Mall Water Tower (1973): Barrie ON
- Exeter, ON
- Gananoque 1000 Islands, ON
- Ingersoll, ON
- Hiram Walker Water Tower: Lakeshore, ON
- Ridgetown, ON
- St. Thomas, ON
- Wheatley, ON
- Hawkes Bay, NL
- Hubbards, NS
- Port Hawesbury, NS
- Drummondville, QC
- Rock Forest, QC
- Ste-Catherine, QC
- St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
- Foam Lake, SK
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Source: pipestoneflyer.ca
TIN MAN
- St. Boniface Water Tower: Winnipeg, MB (1936) = 171 feet/52.1 m
2-3. Wetaskiwin Water Tower (1907): Wetaskiwin, AB and Gleichen Water Tower (1911): Gleichen, AB = 150 feet/45.7 m
4. Winnipeg Beach Water Tower (1928),: Winnipeg Beach, MB (1928) = 131 feet
5. Union Stock Yards Water Tower (1913): Winnipeg, MB = 80 feet/24.4 m
More information needed:
- Claresholm,, AB (1910)
- Bonnyville, AB
- Innisfall, AB
- Lethbridge, AB
- Kitscoty, AB
- Riverhead, AB
- Carmangay, AB
- Kindersley, SK
- Grand Beach, MB
- Morden, MB
- Manitou, MB
- Carman, MB
- Boissevain, MB x 2
- Brandon, MB
- Selkirk, MB
- Stoney Mountain, MB
- Tilsonburg, ON
- Tottenham, ON
- Arthur, ON (1932)
- Delhi, ON
- GSW Water Tower: Fergus, ON
- Gravenhurst, ON
- Hastings, ON
- Markdale, ON
- Mississauga, ON
- Simcoe, ON (1929)
- Sturgeon Falls, ON
- Hillsborough, NB (1931)
- Bedford, QC
- Jonquière, QC
- Montreal, QC x 3
- Schenley Water Tower: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC
- Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
- St-Félicien,QC
- Sullivan, QC
- Fiske, SK
- Gravelbourg, SK
- Yorkton, SK (1930)
- Waterton, AB
- Saanich, BC
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