colorado ponders

Anyone notice a large drop in water levels in your ponds this weekend?
Just checking... We have had a LOT of high, dry winds lately here in
Colorado Springs. I went out this morning and some of the tops of pots
were visible above the water level and the skimmer top was sitting on
the base.
W. Dale

"Wilmdale" wrote in message
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Anyone notice a large drop in water levels in your ponds this weekend?
Just checking... We have had a LOT of high, dry winds lately here in
Colorado Springs. I went out this morning and some of the tops of pots
were visible above the water level and the skimmer top was sitting on
the base.
W. Dale
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I live in hot humid TN and the water drops about 1" a day.
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According to figures given by the aquaculture center here in alabama
area, 1" of water loss is about average in a month and should not be
too much of a concern. However lots of other factors can play into
this loss. The figures they give is for a lined pond. The figures for
an unlined pond is about 3 times higher. Breeze/ wind seems to pull
more water out of a pond by evaporation than heat does. Fountains and
sprays etc will increase the amount of loss. The more water is moving
such as current flow and cascadeing down over rocks more will be lost
as well.......The more humidity in the air the less water is
lost..since the air is already saturated. A cool dry breeze even
without heat will make more of a water loss than just heat and
sunshine without a breeze.

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Here in western Colorado, I have been losing about an inch of water per
day from my pond lately. This is a little more than usual, but I also
put in a bigger pump, so with more water flowing down the waterfall and
splashing around, I'm sure there would be more water loss. In the
summer, I turn the waterfall off at night to cut down on water loss.