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How many people out there use a well and a pump to keep there ponds topped off? I have a ideal area for a pond...but because of neighbor complications I cant use the stream directly into the pond. Im thinking about using a pump to keep the pond topped off but there's some math I would have no idea how to figure? Just trying to get a ballpark idea? My future pond will be about 45' x 300' x 6 feet deep. I live in Washington state. So the summer does get hot for a couple months. Evaporation rates etc. Anyone use this setup so I can compare...then ballpark my setup?
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I'll take a stab at this one.
Let's say your pump pulls 10a@220v. That's 2200w.
2200w*720hr in a month=1584000 watt/hours, or 1584kwh per month.
I think electricity runs anywhere from .07 to .10 per KWH, so we'll take the .10. So that should put you at ballpark $158 a month to run your pump.
Adjust for your actual pump amps and electricity cost per kw, of course! If either number is substantially lower than the hypothetical numbers I used, your monthly cost could be much lower.
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That estimate is running all the time though right? My 100 foot round pond was cut off from water this last august. It only lost about 2 inches for the whole 3 weeks it was cut off.
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face72,
I wouldn't worry about 2". It sounds like your evaporation/seepage is no where close to the amount of rain you are getting. Just sit back and let good old Mother Nature fill her up.
Joe
BTW--Where in WA? I am in Bellingham.
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I spend about a $100.00 per month pumping about 42 gpms 24/7 into my trout pond 7 months of the year. Well is rated for 45 gpms and is I believe 2 1/2 hp. Depth of well is about 80 feet and the well is a submersible suspended about halfway. Seems to me unless you are in experiencing a drought -- you shouldn't have to run a well to top it off -- if you have the right size watershed runoff around your pond.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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have you thought of solar power?
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