Lexington, IL tap water
Supplied by Lexington. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Not confirmed
We couldn't confirm how your water is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrite (NO₂)
Up to 1.31 ppm (High)
Typical 0.66 ppm
Some nitrite shows up in this tap water, which can happen in chloramine systems, and it goes into the tank with each water change.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
1.1–1.6 ppm (Low)
Typical 1.3 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate276–418 ppm
Typical 397 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2007–2018).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
240–295 ppm
Typical 290 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2018–2019).
pH
7.6
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate192–563 ppm
Typical 223 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2007–2018).
Who supplies Lexington, IL
Lexington
Serves 96% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
Our data comes from public records and is still incomplete. Many utilities don't publish every number, so we're adding more all the time. Your city's range is a starting point: testing your own tap is the only way to know exactly what's in it.
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