piezometer
noun
pi·e·zom·e·ter
ˌpē-ə-ˈzä-mə-tər 
pē-ˌāt-ˈsä-
: an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
especially
: one for measuring the change of pressure of a material subjected to hydrostatic pressure
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Foresthill Public Utilities District, owner of Sugar Pine Dam in Placer County, was told repeatedly to develop a plan for replacing its aging piezometers, which measure water pressure.
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Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 8 Dec. 2017
One third of the piezometers at Guadalupe Dam, owned by Santa Clara Valley Water District, went unrepaired for three consecutive years.
—Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 8 Dec. 2017
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Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 8 Dec. 2017
One third of the piezometers at Guadalupe Dam, owned by Santa Clara Valley Water District, went unrepaired for three consecutive years.
—Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 8 Dec. 2017
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piezometer
noun
pi·ezom·e·ter
ˌpē-ə-ˈzäm-ət-ər
pē-ˌāt-ˈsäm-
pē-ˌāt-ˈsäm-
: an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
especially
: one for measuring the change of pressure of a material subjected to hydrostatic pressure
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