water level
noun
1
: an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough or in a U-shaped tube
2
: the surface of still water: such as
a
: the level assumed by the surface of a particular body or column of water
b
: the waterline of a vessel
Examples of water level in a Sentence
Check the water level of the swimming pool.
We should have good water levels through the summer after all this rain.
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However, Newsom directed state water managers to maximize retention of runoff from recent rains to raise water levels in reservoirs, an action that some environmentalists criticized as emulating Trump.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Photos and videos show water gushing into the hole after back-to-back atmospheric rivers poured several inches of rain over northern California, raising Lake Berryessa water levels enough that water overflowed into the spillway.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
That has lowered water levels, restricted the number of ships able to pass, and led the Panama Canal Authority to raise the toll price to compensate.
—Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
Extreme weather also means many lakes are facing drastic fluctuations in their water levels, year after year.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Photos and videos show water gushing into the hole after back-to-back atmospheric rivers poured several inches of rain over northern California, raising Lake Berryessa water levels enough that water overflowed into the spillway.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
That has lowered water levels, restricted the number of ships able to pass, and led the Panama Canal Authority to raise the toll price to compensate.
—Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
Extreme weather also means many lakes are facing drastic fluctuations in their water levels, year after year.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Water level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20level. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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