14, There are many empirical equations available to estimate lake evaporation using commonly available meteorological data ‘a. Dalton- type Formula E.=Kf(u)(e.—e,) & Lake evaporation (mm/day) Saturated vapor pressure at water surface temperature in mm HG ‘Actual vapor pressure of air at specified height in mm HG K = Coefficients f(u) = Wind speed correction function e. b. Meyer’s Formula(1915) E.=K,(e,—e,)(1 + Us/16) £,= Lake evaporation (mm/day) ¢, = Saturated vapor pressure at water surface temperature in mm HG 2, = Actual vapor pressure of air at specified height in mm HG U,= Monthly mean wind velocity in km/hour K,.= Coefficients Itis 0.36 for huge deep waters = it is 0.5 for small shallow water c. Rohwer’s Formula (1931) E, = 0.771(1.465 - 0.000732P,) (0.44 + 0.0733U,) (e, - e,) E,= Lake evaporation (mm/day) e, = Saturated vapor pressure at water surface temperature in mm HG e, = Actual vapor pressure of air at specified height in mm HG P, = Mean Barometric reading in mm of mercury U,= Mean wind velocity in km/hour at ground level which can be taken at velocity 0.6m height above ground d._Inusing empirical equations, the saturated vapor pressure at @ given temperature (e,) is found from the table of e, versus temperature in C (Table 3.3)