Dirty water (Fallout 4)

Dirty water is a consumable item in Fallout 4. It may also be consumed directly from open water sources and other contaminated water sources in the environment.

Gameplay
A carton of plain river water, contaminated by radioactive fallout.

At a cooking station, dirty water can be used to make various stews and soups, when combined with other ingredients. Three cartons of dirty water can also be turned into one purified water. At a chemistry station, dirty water is used in the construction of the berserk syringe and lock Joint syringe ammunition for the syringer.

Variant

 * Drugged water

Locations

 * Can be sold by food and drink vendors and general traders, either itinerant or at settlements. Up to nine can be sold in restaurants.
 * Seven in total can be found at Weston water treatment plant, five at the reception desk and two in the room directly behind it.
 * Eight in the Third Rail.
 * Seven at the Railroad HQ.
 * Five around Power Noodles.
 * Five at Daisy's Discounts.
 * Five bottles in Dunwich Borers.
 * Five in Park Street station
 * Five inside the Shamrock Taphouse.

Survival mode
In Survival mode, dirty water can reduce the Sole Survivor's thirst, though at the cost of increasing radiation and increasing the risk of contracting disease. Cartons of dirty water can be created by using the "Fill Bottle" option if one is next to a water source (river, sea, lake, pond, puddle of stagnant water, or contaminated water fountain) and if the player character has one or more empty bottles in their inventory. The player character can also drink directly from the water source. The healing from such sources is reduced to one tenth of non-Survival healing, i.e. 1.5 HP, and only applies if the character is not suffering from any current thirst status effects.