Shoal & Stem

Tekamah, NE tap water

Supplied by City of Tekamah. 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

Nitrate (NO₃)

Area estimate

0.2–90 ppm (High)

Typical 27 ppm

High for well water. Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.

Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2023).

Water chemistry

General hardness

Area estimate

302–464 ppm

Typical 356 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 (2000–2015).

Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)

Area estimate

296–420 ppm

Typical 339 ppm

Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.

Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2023).

pH

Area estimate

6.8–7.3

Typical 7.1

Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.

Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2023).

Total dissolved solids

Area estimate

154–530 ppm

Typical 198 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 (2000–2023).

Who supplies Tekamah, NE

  • City of Tekamah

    Serves all 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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