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East Gull Lake, MN tap water

About 7% of East Gull Lake is inside a utility's service area. Homes outside it likely use private wells, which no utility tests.

Disinfectant

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm how utility water here is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out. Private wells aren't treated by a utility, so there's no chlorine or chloramine unless a treatment system adds it.

Safety for fish and shrimp

Nitrite (NO₂)

Not detected (Low)

Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.

From EPA monitoring data (2019).

Nitrate (NO₃)

Area estimate

0.5–68 ppm (Worth knowing)

Typical 11 ppm

Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.

Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2018).

Water chemistry

General hardness

Area estimate

139–505 ppm

Typical 321 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 state (2000–2018).

Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)

Area estimate

141–373 ppm

Typical 259 ppm

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

Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2018).

pH

Area estimate

6.5–9.4

Typical 7

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 (2000–2012).

Total dissolved solids

Area estimate

149–676 ppm

Typical 341 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 state (2000–2018).

Who supplies East Gull Lake, MN

  • East Pointe Townhomes

    Serves 7% 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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