How much water loss to evaporation?

bullhead · 09-17-2008, 09:51 AM

Is there a formula for how much pond water loss can be considered just evaporation, and not leaking?

Shorty · 09-17-2008, 11:42 AM

I have heard that during the hot summer months a 1/2" per day of evaporation is posssible.

Aquaman · 09-17-2008, 11:05 PM

Shorty is right. 1/2 inch each day in the summer is a standard.

I believe that in Nebraska there is what's called a "net evaporation" rate of 20 inches annually, which is 48 inches evaporation, minus 28 inches precipitation. Anything beyond that is seepage.

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Shorty Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: on the water near Lincoln Posts: 1,417 Thanks: 3 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	I have heard that during the hot summer months a 1/2" per day of evaporation is posssible. __________________ The best thing you can stock your tackle box with is confidence.

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Aquaman 2008 Catch & Continue Runner Up Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest U.S. Posts: 859 Thanks: 50 Thanked 34 Times in 14 Posts	Shorty is right. 1/2 inch each day in the summer is a standard. I believe that in Nebraska there is what's called a "net evaporation" rate of 20 inches annually, which is 48 inches evaporation, minus 28 inches precipitation. Anything beyond that is seepage. __________________ I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey! --Texas Ranger

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