The Snyder Industries 12,000 gallon vertical water storage tank is bulk above-ground storage for sites that need serious reserve volume in a single vessel - rural fire-water reservoirs, agricultural irrigation supply, industrial process feed, and quality-banded water-reuse trains. It is molded in High Density Linear Polyethylene in a UV-stabilized green, and stands 196.5 inches tall (16.4 feet) on a 142 x 142 inch footprint (11.83 feet square), holding 12,000 gallons in one upright vertical tank.
Does it work for your site?
This tank carries a 1.0 specific gravity rating, which means it is engineered for water and water-weight contents - not heavier liquids. The numbers that drive your install:
- Capacity: 12,000 gallons
- Full-water weight: 100,080 lb (also the maximum rated contents weight)
- Height: 196.5 in / 16.4 ft
- Footprint: 142 x 142 in / 11.83 ft square
- Material: High Density Linear Polyethylene, green, 1.0 SG rating
Plan your pad and foundation around roughly 100,080 pounds bearing on the 11.83-foot-square footprint. A vessel this tall and heavy is unforgiving of an uneven base, so a properly sized, level pad is not optional. See our concrete pad sizing guide for the ACI 360R-10 framework, and run your reserve numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit. Fitting and outlet sizes are confirmed at quote - call 866-418-1777 so the layout matches your plumbing plan before you order.
The mistake to avoid
The 1.0 specific gravity rating is the line you do not cross. This is a water storage tank, rated for liquids no denser than water. Filling it with anything heavier than water - a brine, a heavier process liquid, or any contents with a specific gravity above 1.0 - exceeds the design and is the most common way a large vertical tank gets used outside its rating. Storing above 1.0 SG? Call 866-418-1777 for the chemical-rated equivalent rather than overloading this water vessel. If your application is water storage, fire-water reserve, irrigation, or reuse-grade banded storage, this 1.0 HDLPE tank is built for it. For fire-protection reserves specifically, our fire-water reservoir design guide walks the NFPA 22 sizing discipline, and in freezing climates plan heat-trace or insulation - that same guide covers freeze-protection engineering for cold-climate service. Reuse-train operators should read the water reuse tank topology guide.
Commissioning a tank this size
A 12,000 gallon vertical tank is a commissioning event, not a drop-and-go delivery. At 16.4 feet tall and nearly 12 feet square empty, it needs crane or boom offload and a delivery path wider than its 11.83-foot body - confirm overhead clearance, gate and door access, and offload equipment before the truck arrives. Once it is set and plumbed, fill it with water in stages and watch the pad as the load builds - a controlled hydrostatic fill is how you catch settlement and fitting leaks before the tank is in service. Our hydrostatic test methodology guide covers the water-fill discipline, pad settlement monitoring, and hold-time math for new-install acceptance.
This Snyder Industries vertical water storage tank ships LTL from the Merced, California plant, with freight quoted live to your ZIP - get your number from the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. Because of its 16.4-foot height and 100,080 pound rated load, confirm offload equipment and site access before you order. Listed before freight; freight quoted to ZIP.
