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2025-05-02

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この記事は、スペインのトロで発生したAVE(高速鉄道)の事故により、480人の乗客が避難した事件について述べています。マドリード発ビーゴ-ウルサイス行きのAVEが予期せず停止し、乗客と乗務員に影響を与えました。 Guardia Civil(治安警察)が避難活動を指揮し、乗客はサラマンカまたはメディナ・デル・カンポに移送され、そこから目的地に向かいました。
避難活動には、USECIC、SEPRONA、Equipo Roca、CinológicoなどのGuardia Civilの様々な部隊が参加しました。また、スペイン赤十字、ADIF、RENFE、政府代表部、サラマンカ県議会も協力しました。関係者は皆、迅速かつ効率的な対応を強調し、乗客が大きな問題なく移動を続けられるようにしました。 #Toro
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2025-04-25

Icons in the sky: Working list of tallest toro ellipsoidal water towers in the USA

Source: lumiflonusa.com/

Toro ellipsoidal water towers (a.k.a. “Toro” or “Torus” water towers) are a design name you might not recognize when you hear it, but if you saw one, you would know the style immediately. These enormous towers tend to have a number of columns holding them up and then have a relatively narrow, oval shaped tank at the top that is considerably wider than it is tall. In some instances, one can see a resemblance to an alien spaceship on legs (see Kohler, WI below), while others may shaped like an oversized watermelon (see Luling, TX below).

Triple Kohler Water Towers in Wisconsin – Source: sheboyganpress.com

One of the primary advantages of the Toro type of water tower is listed in the quote below.

“Multi-column tanks are typically preferred in areas of high wind and/or seismic activity.”

Source: phoenixtank.com

Another advantage that is not mentioned is their extra wide metal canvas allows for some fantastic painted images on the towers. Check out the Toro towers pictured throughout this post for some iconic examples. What a better way to demonstrate and broadcast local pride than with a giant, colorful mural some 150 feet in the air!

Luling, TX – Source: atlasobscura.com

Sadly, as the list below will show, these Toro ellipsoidal water towers are another vanishing breed. As hydropillars and composite towers become more common, Toros are tending to fade from the landscape. If you see one, be sure to admire it, as fewer and fewer remain standing each year. The frustrating part is that some cities and towns do find ways to successfully care for and preserve their iconic towers over the years, while others seem not to care.

One of this authors favorites in on the west side of Tampa that includes an ode to the city’s cigar-making history – Source: yelp.com

If cities in Florida can so beautifully maintain and restore their iconic Toro towers in the heat, humidity, tropical storms, and salty air of the the Sunshine State, it seems the same could/should be done elsewhere with a dedicated and sustained plan and effort to do so.

“Each historic water tower that is lost feels like yet another bit of our collective identity being discarded. We grew up admiring these enormous structures while riding our bikes around town or while watching the world pass by from the back seat of our parent’s car. They are/were an endearing symbol of home…of our community…of high school…of college…of work…of play. It’s sad to see these iconic pieces of Americana just go by the wayside.”

panethos.wordpress.com

Below is the working list with information gathered to date. Lost towers are also included for reference and comparison. Many heartfelt thanks to those folks from the various Public Works/Utilities/Water Departments who responded to my inquiries for their kindness and assistance in helping make this list is accurate as possible. Hopefully, more will respond over time to help make this list as complete as possible.

Images of some of the most iconic towers from across the nation have been placed throughout the post to admire and enjoy.

Peace!

**p.s. A very similar design, toro radial cone water towers will be listed in a separate post. The primary difference between these and toro ellipsoidal water towers is the lower half of the tank is not elliptical, but consists of a series of triangular pizza slice-shaped cones radiating out from the center column.**

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Note: ~ indicates an approximate tower height, determined by using U.S.G.S. topographic maps and other resources, when available

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  1. Fairfax Hospital Water Tower: Falls Church, VA = 181.67 feet

2-3. Leitchfield “Stars & Stripes” Water Tower #2: Leitchfield, KY ~ 175 feet and Uniondale Water Tower (1955- 2027?): Uniondale, NY = 175 feet – *scheduled to be removed in 2027

4. Eagle Ridge Mall Water Tower: Lake Wales, FL = 167 feet

5. North Platte Water Tower (ca. 1968): North Platte, NE = 165 feet – see photo below

Source: northplattene.gov

6. Vincennes University Water Tower (1950s): Vincennes, IN ~ 164 feet – see photo below

Source: Photo by author

7. Airline “We Salute Our Troops” Water Tower: Bossier City, LA ~ 163 feet

8. Jessamine W.D. “Cracker Barrel” Water Tower: Nicholasville, KY ~ 161 feet

9-11. Sea Turtle Water Tower (1955): Hollywood, FL (see image at the top of the post); “All-American City” Water Tower (early 1950s): Fort Lauderdale, FL; and Darien Water Tower (1978): Darien, GA = 160 feet

12. HWEA Tower (1974): Hopkinsville, KY ~ 158 feet

13-14. Reynolds Industrial Park Water Tower (1940): Green Cove Springs, FL and = 157 feet and Kentucky American Water Tower/Cox Drive (1955): Lexington, KY ~ 157 feet

15. American Flags Water Tower (1957): Cocoa, FL = 156 feet

16. Gifford Water Tower (1970s): Gifford, FL = 154 feet

17. Beach Chair Water Tower (1975): Destin, FL = 151 feet

18-21. Kohler Triple Water Towers (1962): Kohler, WI = 150 feet x 3 towers – see photo near the top of the post and Palm Coast Water Tower (1979): Palm Coast, FL = 150 feet

22. Watermelon Water Tower: Luling, TX = 148.5 feet – see image near the top of the post

23. Battery Way Water Tower (1939): East Point, GA = 147 feet

24-25. Purdue Water Tower: West Lafayette, IN = 141 feet and “Partners for Progress” Water Tower (1968): Richmond, KY ~ 141 feet

26. Kirksville Water Tower (1990): Kirksville, KY ~ 140 feet

27. Spring Creek Water Tower: Plano, TX = 137 feet

28. Water World/Westgate Park Water Tower (1980): Dothan, AL = 135.3 feet

29-30. “Smile You’re In Sea Isle” Water Tower: Sea Isle, NJ = 135 feet and Eddyville Industrial Park Water Tower: Eddyville, KY ~ 135 feet

31-32. Loy Cook Water Tower (1962): Madera, CA and Davison Water Tower (1974): Davison, MI = 134 feet

33-35. Ocean City Water Tower (1958): Ocean City, NJ and Pumpkin Water Tower (1976): Circleville, OH = 132 feet – see image below

Pumpkin Water Tower in Circleville, OH- Source: worldrecordacademy.org

“Stars and Stripes” Water Tower: Dry Ridge, KY ~ 132 feet

36. Allen Hazen Water Tower (1931): Des Moines, IA = 131 feet – *not technically a toro design, but is close enough to include in this listing for lack of another place.

37-40. Chicagoland Speedway Water Tower: Joliet, IL and Pontiac Water Tower: Pontiac, MI = 130+ feet; and Barlow Water Tower (1977): Barlow, KY and Rolling Hills Water Tower: Winchester, KY ~ 130 feet

41. River Canoeing Water Tower: Luling, TX = 128.5 feet

42-43. “America’s Farm to Fork Capital” Water Tower: Sacramento/Freeport, CA = 125 feet and Parkway Water Tower (1972): Benton, KY ~ 125 feet

44. West Tampa “Cigar Band” Water Tower (1954): Tampa, FL = 126 feet- see photo above

45. Auburn “AU” Water Tower (1959): Auburn, AL = 120 feet

Auburn’s “Tiger Eyes” logo intimidated opponents from 2004-2010 – Photo source: commons.wikimedia,org

46. Worlds of Fun Water Tower (1955): Kansas City, MO ~ 115+ feet

47. Albion Water Tower: Albion, MI = 110+ feet

48. Gainsville Hill Water Tower (1977): Hopkinsville, KY ~ 110 feet

49-50. Paragould Water Tower (1957): Paragould, AR = 100 feet – added on 4/24/25 and Ecton Road Water Tower (1974): Winchester, KY ~ 100 feet

51. “Panther Baseball Park” Water Tower (1954): Elizabethtown, KY = 90 feet – *to be replaced in the near future*

Soon-to-be lost tower in Elizabethtown, KY. Sad, given its historic and identifiable connection to the local high school. – Source: thenewsenterprise.com/

52. Panther Tank Water Tower: Owensboro, KY ~ 75 feet

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Portion of a 1937 Chicago Bridge & Iron advertisement in Municipal Index – Source: ebay.com Vernon, CA Water Tower with LA skyline in the background – Source: cityofvernon.org

Height to be determined:

  • Cuba Water Tower: Cuba, AL
  • “Go Raiders” Water Tower: Decatur, AL
  • Dothan Water Tower: Dothan, AL
  • Boll Weevil Circle Water Tower (1961-2022): Enterprise, AL
  • Theodore Water Tower 1: Mobile, AL
  • Theodore Water Tower 2: Mobile, AL
  • ASU Water Tower: Montgomery, AL
  • “Home of the Lions” Water Tower: Section, AL
  • “Roll Tide” Water Tower (1957): Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Brinkley Water Tower: Brinkley, AR
  • Conway Water Tower: Conway, AR
  • “Home of the Bulldogs” Water Tower: Earle, AR
  • “Stars & Stripes” Water Tower: Marion , AR
  • Flora/Buena Vista Water Tower (?-2025): Stockton, CA = 150 feet – *being removed*
Stockton water tower removal in 2025 – Source: recordnet.com
  • Vernon Water Tower: Vernon, CA – see second image above
  • Kit Carson Water Tower: Kit Carson, CO
  • Bradenton Water Tower: Bradenton, FL
  • Hamilton County Water Tower: Jasper, FL
  • City of Lake Wales Water Tower: Lake Wales, FL
  • “Welcome to Palatka” Water Tower: Palatka, FL
  • Panama City Water Tower: Panama City, FL
  • Larger Checkerboard Water Tower: Pensacola, FL
  • PCC/ECUA Water Tower: Pensacola, FL
  • “Florida’s Finest Beaches” Water Tower: Pensacola, FL
  • “Historic Pensacola” Water Tower: Pensacola, FL
  • Melbourne Water System Tower (?-2021): Satellite Beach, FL *gone*
  • Silver Springs Water Tower: Silver Springs, FL
  • Air Force Water Tower: South Patrick Shores, FL
  • Birmingham Street Water Tower: Tallahassee, FL
  • Tallahassee Water Tower #3: Tallahassee, FL
  • Plant High School Water Tower: Tampa, FL
  • Alma Water Tower: Alma, GA
  • Athens Tech Water Tower (ca 1958): Athens, GA – *scheduled to be removed at some point in the future*
  • Augusta Water Tower: Augusta, GA
  • Blackshear Water Tower: Blackshear, GA
  • “It’s Better in Braselton” Tower (2): Braselton, GA
  • Bremen Water Tower: Bremen, GA
  • City of Brunswick Water Tower (2): Brunswick, GA
  • Carrollton Water Tower: Carrollton, GA
  • Cecil Water Tower: Cecil, GA
  • College Park Water Tower: College Park, GA
  • Colquitt Water Tower: Colquitt, GA
  • Deepstep Water Tower: Deepstep, GA
  • Douglas Water Tower: Douglas, GA
  • Dublin Water Tower: Dublin, GA
  • Fitzgerald Water Tower: Fitzgerald, GA
  • Bulldogs Water Tower: Forsyth, GA
  • Forsythia Water Tower: Forsyth, GA
  • Greensboro Water Tower: Greensboro, GA
  • Hampton Water Tower: Hampton, GA
  • Harkensville Water Tower: Harkensville, GA
  • Harlem Water Tower: Harlem, GA
  • Jacksonville, Water Tower: Jacksonville, GA
  • Wildcats Water Tower: Kingsland, GA
  • Soap Box Derby Water Tower: Lyons, GA
  • “Georgia’s Antebellum Capital” Water Tower: Milledgeville, GA
  • Monroeville Water Tower: Monroeville, GA
  • Gainesville Water System Tower: Murrayville, GA
  • Coweta County Water Tower: Newnan, GA
  • St. Mary’s Water Tower: St. Mary’s, GA
  • Sylvania Water Tower: Sylvania, GA
  • “The Dogwood City” Water Tower: Tallapoosa, GA
  • Thomaston Water Tower: Thomaston, GA
  • Bennett Street “Rose” Water Tower (1951): Thomasville, GA
  • Tifton Water Tower: Tifton, GA
  • Valdosta Water Tower: Valdosta, GA
  • Cotton Water Tower: Vienna, GA
  • Warthen Water Tower: Warthen, GA
  • Waycross Water Tower: Waycross, GA
  • Nampa Water Tower: Nampa , ID
  • Blue Island Water Tower: Blue Island, IL
  • Chicago Heights Water Tower: Chicago Heights, IL
  • Cisne Water Tower: Cisne, IL
  • Godfrey Water Tower: Godfrey, IL
  • Herrin Water Tower: Herrin, IL
  • Kewanee Water Tower: Kewanee, IL
  • LaSalle Water Tower: LaSalle, IL
  • Mattoon, Water Tower: Mattoon, IL
  • Melrose Park Water Tower: Melrose Park, IL
  • Monmouth Water Tower: Monmouth, IL
  • “Mt. Vernon Rams” Water Tower: Mt. Vernon, IL
  • Illinois State University Water Tower: Normal, IL
  • Town of Normal Water Tower: Normal, IL
  • Olney Water Tower: Olney, IL
  • Onarga Water Tower: Onarga, IL
  • Orient Water Tower: Orient, IL
  • Paris Water Tower: Paris, IL
  • Plano Water Tower: Plano, IL
  • Rochelle Water Tower: Rochelle, IL
  • South Jacksonville Water Tower: South Jacksonville, IL
  • Taylorville Water Tower: Taylorville, IL
  • Three County Water District Tower (2): Walshville, IL and New Douglas, IL
  • Waltonville Water Tower: Waltonville, IL
  • Wellington Water Tower: Wellington, IL
  • Wheaton Water Tower: Wheaton, IL
  • Whittington Water Tower: Whittington, IL
  • Bedford Water Tower: Bedford, IN
  • Eastern Heights Water Tower: Bloomfield, IN
  • Midtown Water Tower: Carmel, IN
  • Darlington Water Tower: Darlington, IN
  • Elkhart Water Tower: Elkhart, IN
  • Frankfort Water Tower (2): Frankfort, IN
  • Hartford City Water Tower: Hartford City, IN
  • Teal Road Water Tower: Lafayette, IN
  • US 52 Water Tower: Lafayette, IN
  • Lebanon Water Tower: Lebanon, IN
  • “You’ll Like Linton” Water Tower: Linton, IN
  • Marion Water Tower (2): Marion, IN
  • Mitchell Water Tower: Mitchell, IN
  • Monticello Water Tower: Monticello, IN
  • Montezuma Water Tower: Montezuma, IN
  • FTWA Tower: New Goshen, IN
  • Plymouth Water Tower (1977): Plymouth, IN
  • Gibson Water Tower: Princeton, IN
  • Paw Prints Water Tower: Princeton, IN
  • Indiana American Water Tower: Richmond, IN
  • “Racing Capital of the World” Water Tower: Speedway, IN
Source: ebay.com
  • Wabash Water Tower: Wabash, IN
  • Albert City Water Tower: Albert City, IA
  • Anamosa Water Tower: Anamosa, IA
  • Burlington Water Tower: Burlington, IA
  • Fort Atkinson Water Tower: Fort Atkinson, IA
  • Waucoma Water Tower: Waucoma, IA
  • West Burlington Water Tower: West Burlington, IA
  • Garden City Water Tower: Garden City, KS
  • Rural Water District #3 Tower: Holton, KS
  • Delmar Water Tower: Prairie Village, KS
  • McCrum Bros. Water Tower (1951): Prairie Village, KS – *taken down and moved from a city park in 2012*
  • Winfield Water Tower: Winfield, KS
  • Warren County WD Tower: Bowling Green, KY
  • Corbin Water Tower: Corbin, KY
  • Franklin Water Tower (2): Franklin, KY
  • Breckenridge County Tigers Water Tower: Hardinsburg, KY
  • North Middletown Water Tower #1: North Middletown, KY
  • Paris Water Tower: Paris, KY
  • Madison County Utilities District: Richmond, KY
  • Stinnettsville Water Tower: Stinnettsville, KY
  • Delacroix Water Tower: Delacroix, LA
  • Jefferson Water Tower: Metairie, LA
  • Parks Water Tower: Parks, LA
  • Ruston Water Tower: Ruston, LA
  • Yscloskey Water Tower: Yscloskey, LA
  • Ada Water Tower: Ada, MI
  • Alma Water Tower: Alma, MI
  • Buckley Water Tower: Buckley, MI
  • Caro Water Tower: Caro, MI
  • Fremont Water Tower: Fremont, MI
  • Hudsonville Water Tower: Hudsonville, MI
  • Rochester Water Tower: Rochester, MI
  • Sault Ste. Marie Water Tower: Sault Ste. Marie, MI
  • Wyoming Water Tower: Wyoming, MI
  • Detroit Lakes Water Tower: Detroit Lakes, MN
  • Alton Water Tower: Alton, MO
  • Bethany Water Tower: Bethany, MO
  • PWSD #3 Tower: Branson, MO
  • Carthage Water Tower: Carthage, MO
  • HARG 1894 Tower: Columbia, MO
  • Farmington Water Tower: Farmington, MO
  • PWSD #2 Water Tower: Jefferson City, MO
  • Able Body Water Tower: Joplin, MO
  • Kirksville Water Tower: Kirksville, MO
  • Missouri American Water Tower: Mexico, MO
  • New Madrid Water Tower: New Madrid, MO
  • O’Fallon Water Tower: O’Fallon, MO
  • Sikeston Water Tower: Sikeston, MO
  • St. Charles Water Tower: St. Charles, MO
  • Lincoln County W.D. Tower: Troy, MO
  • Troy Water Tower: Troy, MO
  • Fulton Water Tower: Fulton, MS
  • NE Mississippi Regional Tower: Saltillo, MS
  • Turner Industrial Park Water Tower: Saltillo, MS
  • Verona CDF Water Tower: Verona, MS
  • Belgrade Water Tower: Belgrade, MT
  • Asheboro Water Tower: Asheboro, NC
  • Bennett College Water Tower: Greensboro, NC
  • Shelby Water Tower: Shelby, NC
  • Thomasville Water Tower: Thomasville, NC
  • Hamburg Water Tower (1971): Hamburg, NY = 130 feet
Source: hamburgerwatertowr.com

Efforts to paint the Hamburg, New York Water Tower to resemble a hamburger have hit an unfortunate roadblock, as the condition of the tower and cost for painting it have dashed hopes for the project.

  • West Hempstead Water Tower (1939-2023): West Hempstead, NY = 225 feet – *replaced*
  • Amherst Water Tower: Amherst, OH
  • Groza Field Water Tower: Berea, OH
  • Botkins Water Tower: Botkins, OH
  • Circleville Water Tower: Circleville, OH
  • Defiance College Water Tower: Defiance, OH
  • Eaton Water Tower: Eaton, OH
  • Englewood Water Tower: Englewood, OH
  • “Findlay Salutes Veterans” Water Tower: Findlay, OH
  • Galion Water Tower: Galion, OH
  • Glandorf Water Tower: Glandorf, OH
  • Homerville Water Tower: Homerville, OH
  • Jamestown Water Tower: Jamestown, OH
  • Kipton Water Tower: Kipton, OH
  • Rural Lorain Wart Authority Rower: Lorain County, OH
  • Middletown Water Tower (1980): Middletown, OH
  • Napoleon Water Tower: Napoleon, OH
  • Norwalk Water Tower: Norwalk, OH
  • “Ontario on the Bay” Water Tower: Ontario, OH?
  • Oregon Water Tower: Oregon, OH
  • Ottawa Water Tower: Ottawa, OH
  • Northwestern Water & Sewer Tower: Perrysburg, OH
  • Springfield Water Tower: Springfield, OH
  • Sylvania Water Tower: Sylvania, OH
  • “Home of the Rams” Water Tower: Upper Sandusky, OH
  • Wauseon Water Tower: Wauseon, OH
  • Central State University Water Tower (post 1974): Wilberforce, OH
  • R & L Carriers Water Tower: Wilmington, OH
  • Willard Water Tower: Willard, OH
  • Bristow Water Tower: Bristow, OK
  • Muhlenburg Township Water Tower (1970): PA
  • Mitchell Water Tower: Mitchell, SD
  • “Gateway to the New South” Water Tower: Clarksville, TN
  • Thun Road Water Tower (1976-2019): Clarksville, TN – *gone*
  • Clarksville Water Tower: Clarksville, TN
  • Austin Peay Governors Water Tower: Clarksville, TN
  • “Cookeville Cavaliers” Water Tower: Cookeville, TN
  • WA of Dickson County: Dickson, TN
  • Golden Trojans Water Tower (2): Dyersburg, TN
  • Fairfield Glade Water Tower: Fairfield Glade, TN
  • “Home of the Wildcats” Water Tower: Lawrenceburg, TN
  • Big Spring Water Tower: Big Spring, TX
  • Josey Lane Water Tower (1975-2023): Carrollton, TX = 171 feet – *gone*
  • Denton Water Tower 2: Denton, TX
  • Greenville Water Tower: Greenville, TX
  • Irving Water Tower: Irving, TX
  • Lewisville “Fighting Farmers” Water Tower (1959-2022): Lewisville, TX = 170 feet – *demolished and replaced*
  • Big Town Water Tower (1950s): Mesquite, TX
  • Plano Water Tower: Plano, TX
  • Holly Water Tower (1959): Richardson, TX
  • Sulphur Springs Water Tower: Sulphur Springs, TX
  • Greenfield Water Tower: Greenfield, WI
  • Big Blue Water Tower: Milwaukee, WI
  • Burleigh Street Water Tower (1963): Wauwatosa, WI – see image below
  • Weirton Water Tower: Weirton, WV
Source: vistaprowi.com

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