Tank 1201853 — Dawson Springs, KY

At 43 m, structure 1201853 is about half of the 87 m average across the 71 structures registered in Hopkins County. It is about half of the Kentucky average of 80 m across 3,688 registrations. Among the 1,099 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TANK), the average overall height is 43 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 36 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 43 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 177 m, which puts the top of the structure 220 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Dawson Springs in Hopkins County, Kentucky, at coordinates 37.21306, -87.67444, with the site address filed as "Water Tank 2KM northwest of Western Ky Parkway on Hwy 109". Hopkins County has 71 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 8th-largest count among the 120 Kentucky counties with registrations, and 51 of them are marked constructed. Kentucky as a whole has 3,688 registrations, the 25th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Cerulean, KY · 1043271, a tower at 385 m (granted (not yet constructed)).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1201853 on Jul 12, 2013. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,891 in Kentucky.

The FCC record lists South Hopkins water District of Dawson Springs, KY as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001787944.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 91-ASO-1476-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1H, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 5, 13.