The Snyder Industries 1300 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in green is a polyethylene vertical storage tank built for bulk water on a compact 60-inch round footprint. It stands 114 inches tall and 60 inches in diameter, holding 1,300 gallons and answering the three questions that matter before you commit: does it fit and hold what you need, what does freight look like, and what's the one detail not to get wrong on this specific tank.
Will it work for your site
This is a true vertical water storage tank carrying a 1.0 specific gravity rating, which means it is engineered for water and other contents weighing the same as water at full volume. Filled to its 1,300-gallon capacity, the water alone weighs 10,842 lbs, and that figure is also the maximum rated contents weight for the tank. Plan your foundation around that load: a 60 x 60-inch footprint concentrates more than five tons of standing water onto the pad, so the surface under it has to be level, fully supporting, and rated for the weight. If you are confirming whether 1,300 gallons is the right size for your draw and refill cycle, run the numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you order. For inlet, outlet, and manway locations and sizes, see the technical drawing on this page, and call 866-418-1777 to confirm the exact fitting configuration before you order.
Foundation, install, and acceptance
A vertical tank this size lives or dies on its pad. Above-ground polyethylene tanks need a continuous, flat bearing surface sized for the full water weight; our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary sits. After the tank is set and plumbed, fill it with water and watch it: our hydrostatic test methodology for new-install acceptance covers water-fill discipline, pad settlement monitoring, fitting leak detection, and hold-time math so you catch a problem on day one rather than a month in.
Common applications
At 1,300 gallons this Snyder vertical tank is a workhorse for rural and remote water storage, light agricultural and irrigation supply, and reserve or buffer storage in a larger water system. It also fits private fire-protection and water-reuse builds: if you are sizing a reservoir for rural fire flow, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and the polyethylene tank's role in the stack, and for grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide maps quality-banded storage trains and treatment-stage sequencing.
One detail not to skip on this tank: the 1.0 specific gravity rating is matched to water. It is not rated for liquids denser than water, so if your contents come in heavier than 1.0 SG, step up to a higher-SG-rated tank rather than forcing this one to do the job. This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Merced, California, and because it stands 114 inches tall and holds 1,300 gallons, freight scales with distance and is quoted live to your ZIP code rather than included in the list price. Run the Freight Cost Estimator early so your list number is no surprise, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm sizing, lead time, and delivery for your site.
