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A water tower is a decorative landmark in many neighborhoods across multiple Sims games. Modeled on real-life water towers that are designed to contain water for use in water pipe systems, the ones in the Sims games do not have any inherent functionalities (except in The Sims Castaway Stories).

The Sims 2

Desiderata Valley
(In Desiderata Valley; Seen in the distance slightly to the right.)
Game The Sims 2
Buyability Neighborhood
Price in game §0

Found by default in many neighborhoods, including Pleasantview, Downtown, Bluewater Village, Riverblossom Hills, Desiderata Valley, and Belladonna Cove.

When installed flying inflatable pig fly around the neighborhood. It can be seen in Neighborhood View.

The Sims 3

Water Tower

Water Tower
Water Tower Sims 3
Game The Sims 3
Buyability Community lot only
Price in game §0
Size 20x21, circa 20 floors

Found by default in, but not necessarily limited to:

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Unnamed Riverview water tower

Riverview water tower Sims 3
Game The Sims 3
Buyability Community lot only
Price in game §0
Size 20x20, circa 20 floors

Included with the Riverview world. One such water tower is placed in Riverview by default, Lin family is the closest non-empty lot to the tower.

Water Tower Redux

Water Tower Redux
Water Tower Redux Ambitions
Game The Sims 3: Ambitions
Buyability Community lot only
Price in game §0
Size 16x16, 12 floors

Found around the Twinbrook Industrial Train Center, a closed-off road next to a farming area, and on an earlier point of the hiking trail that leads to the base game water tower.

Old Water Tower

Old Water Tower
Old Water Tower Ambitions
Game The Sims 3: Ambitions
Buyability Community lot only
Price in game §0
Size 5x5, 4 floors

Found along the coastal cape section of Twinbrook's dismantled railway, across the track from "Lost Ruins".

Waylon's Water Tower

Waylon's Water Tower
Waylon's Water Tower Sims 3 Pets
Game The Sims 3: Pets
Buyability Community lot only
Price in game §0
Size 18x18, circa 12 floors

Found slightly above the Appaloosa County Water Treatment in Appaloosa Plains.

It is not specified if the titular Waylon is the same one that is named in Waylon's Haunt in Bridgeport[TS3:LN] or not.

Tower of Water

Tower of Water
Tower of Water Supernatural
Game The Sims 3: Supernatural
Buyability No
Price in game §0
Size 20x20, 14 floors

One such water tower is placed in Moonlight Falls by default, in a forest field on the inside curve between the MacDuff family and the Bell's Barbell House.

The Sims 4: StrangerVille

The watertower is hidden on the center-right, peeking up behind a 4-floor building.

The watertower is hidden on the center-right, peeking up behind a 4-floor building.

A water tower is in StrangerVille Plaza in StrangerVille.

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The Sims Castaway Stories

Water towers are a dependency in order for plumbing items to work.

Barter Mode water tower

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The Lost Pilot's Drink and Sink Enabler

The Lost Pilot's Drink and Sink Enabler
Drink and Sink Enabler
Game The Sims Castaway Stories
Buyability Limited
Price in game 150 resources
Object type(s) Special
Size 2x2

"A wise poet once told us there was water everywhere but nary a drop of drink, but we suspect that this poet never turned his hat upside down in a rainstorm. Now you can harness the power of this ancient method to give the gift of plumbing into your very own home -- thanks for the ingenuity of a certain long lost pilot."

This object is unlocked upon entering the Shady Lagoon. It is similar to the water tower available in Barter Mode.

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