County : Crow Wing
Number of Water Towers: 4
2010 Population: 13,590
2020 Population: 14,113
County Seat
Water Tower #1 (Known as Paul Bunyan's Cup)
Nearest Cross Streets
Washington Ave. & S. 6th St., Brainerd, MN
Water Tower Type
Tall Tower
Year Built
1918
Water Tower Capacity
300,000 gallons
Decommissioned in 1958. Brainerd's tower was erected after World War I and was one of the first constructed with pour-in-place concrete. 141' high. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Water Tower #2
Nearest Cross Streets
Front St. & S. 10th St., Brainerd, MN
Water Tower Type
Multi Leg Wide Tank
Year Built
Information Not Available
Water Tower Capacity
1,500,000 gallons (estimate)
"BRAINERD"
Water Tower #3
Nearest Cross Streets
Cty. 18 (POW/MIA Mem. Hwy.) & Cty. 309, Brainerd, MN
Water Tower Type
Multi Leg Wide Tank
Year Built
Information Not Available
Water Tower Capacity
1,000,000 gallons (estimate)
"BRAINERD"
Water Tower #4
Nearest Cross Streets
Thiesse Rd. & Cty. Rd. 45, Brainerd , MN
Water Tower Type
One Big Leg
Year Built
2020
Water Tower Capacity
1,000,000 gallons (estimate)
"BRAINERD"