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Name: West Des Moines Water Works
Address: 1505 Railroad Avenue, West Des Moines, IA, 50265, US
Telephone: +1-515-222-3460

THE BIG LIFT

Workers lift a 2-million gallon steel bowl onto the West Des Moines Water Works water tower during the March 19, 2023 installation

On March 19, 2023, West Des Moines Water Works crowned its newest water tower with a 2-million gallon bowl.The process of hoisting the 210-ton steel bowl 175 feet to the top of the pedestal started at 8:30 a.m. and wrapped up 9 hours later. A time-lapse camera snapped a photo every five seconds and the link below shows the entire lift in 53 seconds.