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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As of October 29, Lake Powell has a water level of 3,577 feet above mean sea level—123 feet below the full pool level of 3,700 feet.
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Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Caspian Sea water levels have been falling since the mid-1990s, but have sped up since 2005, dropping by about 5 feet, said Matthias Prange, an Earth systems modeler at the University of Bremen in Germany.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Isaias brought a storm surge of about 4 feet at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but the water level was more than 10 feet above normal.
—Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Preliminary tide gauge readings suggest some communities saw water levels above 7 feet, in some cases more than 2 feet higher than their previous peaks.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
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Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Caspian Sea water levels have been falling since the mid-1990s, but have sped up since 2005, dropping by about 5 feet, said Matthias Prange, an Earth systems modeler at the University of Bremen in Germany.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Isaias brought a storm surge of about 4 feet at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but the water level was more than 10 feet above normal.
—Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Preliminary tide gauge readings suggest some communities saw water levels above 7 feet, in some cases more than 2 feet higher than their previous peaks.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Water level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20level. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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