Water Tower - Dunkirk NY
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 42° 29.195 W 079° 20.529
17T E 636249 N 4705134
This 60-foot high water tower is on Lakeshore Dr W (Hwy 5) opposite Robin St in Dunkirk, New York.
Waymark Code: WMAANK
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2010
Views: 8
The water tower is also a benchmark -
NC1746
01/01/1975 by USLS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY US LAKE SURVEY 1975 (WAB) THE OBJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CONFINEMENTS OF THE DUNKIRK FILTER PLANT ON HIGHWAY 5, 0.5 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN. THE OBJECT IS A GREEN WATER TANK APPROXIMATELY SIXTY FEET HIGH. THE TANK ITSELF IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR LEGS. WITHIN THE LEGS IS A LARGE PIPE THAT RUNS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK TO THE BASE OF THE STRUCTURE. THE TANK HAS A CONE SHAPED ROOF WITH A HEMISPHERICAL BOTTOM. THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WAS THE BALL FINIAL AT THE CENTER OF THE TANK.
The water tower has been repainted white with "Welcome to the City of Dunkirk" added.