Water tank for cooling tower and cooling tower

The utility model discloses a water tank for a cooling tower and the cooling tower. The water tank comprises side plates, the side plates are arranged around the bottom plate and are connected with the bottom plate in a sealing manner, so that a water tank with an opening in one end is defined by the side plates and the bottom plate; the bottom plate comprises a first plate part, a second plate part and a transition part located between the first plate part and the second plate part, and in the height direction of the water tank, the height of the first plate part is different from that of the second plate part, so that a deep water area and a shallow water area which are communicated with each other are formed in the water tank; a water outlet of the water tank is formed in one side close to the deep water area. 本实用新型公开了一种用于冷却塔的水槽以及冷却塔，水槽包括侧板；底板，所述侧板围绕所述底板设置并与所述底板密封连接以共同围成一端开口的水槽；所述底板包括第一板部和第二板部以及位于所述第一板部和所述第二板部之间的过渡部，在水槽的高度方向上，所述第一板部的高度与所述第二板部的高度不同，以在水槽内形成相互连通的深水区和浅水区，所述水槽的出水口设置于靠近深水区的一侧。