The Snyder Industries 10500 gallon vertical storage tank is built for high-volume water storage where footprint and structural rating both matter. It stands 169 inches tall on a 142 x 142 inch square base and is molded from crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) in black. Rated to a specific gravity of 1.9, this heavy-duty vertical storage tank carries a wide structural margin over water.
Will this tank do the job?
At 10,500 gallons, a full load of water weighs roughly 87,570 lb resting on that 142 x 142 inch base, so the pad and site prep have to carry the load. The tank is rated for contents up to 166,383 lb at its 1.9 specific gravity ceiling, which means a full water load uses only about 53 percent of the rated envelope, with nearly 1.9x margin over water's specific gravity of 1.0. That headroom is exactly why the XLPE wall is specified here rather than a lighter water-only build. The black exterior blocks light transmission, which discourages algae growth in stored water. Run the numbers with the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm this vertical tank matches your draw-down and refill cycle before you commit to the footprint.
Siting, pad, and access
A tank this size lives or dies on its foundation. The full-water weight of about 87,570 lb has to transfer evenly into a level, engineered pad sized for the 142 x 142 inch base, and at 169 inches tall this is a 14-plus-foot tank, so overhead clearance and crane or boom access drive the delivery plan too. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework. If you are planning a fire-water reservoir or rural fire-protection reserve, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service.
The mistake to avoid
Do not treat XLPE and HDPE as interchangeable. Crosslinked polyethylene is a heavier-duty wall than standard HDPE, and for water storage you are buying structural margin: the 1.9 XLPE build is why this tank outlasts a water-only HDPE tank of the same volume. Our breakdown of Snyder XLPE vs HDPE explains when crosslinking earns its keep. The second mistake is under-sizing the pad: verify the 142 x 142 inch footprint against the technical drawing on this page before you pour concrete or set the base.
This vertical storage tank ships LTL, quoted live to your ZIP from whichever Snyder plant is nearer, Lincoln, NE or Philippi, WV. Get a freight number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery and confirm access requirements for a tank of this height. Listed price is before freight.
