Standard 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) water bottles are 7.5 in (19.1 cm) to 8.9 in (22.6 cm) from the base to the top of the cap, across eight brands measured by Royal Vendors, a vending-machine maker.
Bottles of the same size are not the same height: each brand blows its own shape. Royal Vendors, which builds vending machines and measures every bottle they must hold, lists eight brands of 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) water from 7.5 in (19.1 cm, Fountainhead) to 8.9 in (22.6 cm, Dasani), with Deja Blue at 8.7 in, Poland Spring and Evian 8.5 in, Kirkland Signature 8.2 in, and Ozarka and Virgin 8.1 in. They are 2.5 to 2.8 in (6.4 to 7.2 cm) across.
The larger sizes stand taller: Royal Vendors lists 20 oz (591 mL) Dasani at about 9 in (22.7 cm) and a 24 oz (710 mL) Poland Spring with a sports cap at 9.8 in (24.9 cm). A reusable 32 oz Nalgene Wide Mouth holds nearly twice a 16.9 oz bottle, yet at 8 1/4 in (21 cm) it is no taller, because it is 3.5 in (8.9 cm) across.
Standard 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) water bottles are 7.5 in (19.1 cm) to 8.9 in (22.6 cm) from the base to the top of the cap, across eight brands measured by Royal Vendors, a vending-machine maker. Eight brands’ 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) bottles, measured for vending machines by Royal Vendors.
Source: Royal Vendors
The published range runs from 7.5 in (19.1 cm) to 8.9 in (22.6 cm).
Draw this heightA 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) Dasani bottle is 8.9 in (22.6 cm) from the base to the top of the cap. A 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) Dasani bottle, measured by Royal Vendors.
Source: Royal Vendors
Draw this heightA 500 mL Poland Spring bottle is 8 1/2 in (21.6 cm) from the base to the top of the cap. A 500 mL Poland Spring bottle (the tall bottle), measured by Royal Vendors.
Source: Royal Vendors
Draw this heightA 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) Kirkland Signature bottle is 8.2 in (20.8 cm) from the base to the top of the cap. A 16.9 fl oz (500 mL) Kirkland Signature bottle, measured by Royal Vendors.
Source: Royal Vendors
Draw this heightA 32 oz Nalgene Wide Mouth bottle is 8 1/4 in (21 cm) from the base to the top of the lid, in Nalgene’s product details.
Source: Nalgene
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