Whitmore Lake, MI tap water
Part of Whitmore Lake is supplied by Stone Ridge, plus 3 other utilities. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Utility water here is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Area estimate1.3–40 ppm (Low)
Typical 8.8 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2016).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate294–500 ppm
Typical 346 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 (2000–2016).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate257–737 ppm
Typical 308 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2016).
pH
Area estimate7.1–7.7
Typical 7.3
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 (2000–2016).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate338–724 ppm
Typical 420 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 (2000–2016).
Who supplies Whitmore Lake, MI
Stone Ridge
Serves 8% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Westbrook Apartments
Serves 7% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
Harbor Cove Apartments
Serves 7% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Regency at Whitmore Lake
Serves 6% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
We couldn't fully map which utility serves Whitmore Lake. These numbers come from the utilities we matched, which serve about 29% of residents.
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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