water level

noun

1. the surface level of any body of water.
2. the level to which a vessel is immersed; water line.

water level

noun

1. the level reached by the surface of a body of water
2. the water line of a boat or ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of water level¹

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

Plus, in years like 2020, when the snowpack in the Rockies was decent, water levels were still low because summer monsoons were skimpy, and it was so dry and warm that the soil sucked up moisture.

From Outside Online

A March study examining timber practices over a 60-year period found that water levels in streams surrounded by industrial timber plantations dropped by more than 50% compared with older forests.

From ProPublica

You will also need a trivet, with handles, to keep the pan of food above the water level in the Instant Pot.

From Washington Post

Just be sure that whatever you use is tall enough to keep your pan above the water level.

From Washington Post

It could then link those water levels with a car’s ability to maneuver.

From Science News For Students

Yet last year it was almost shut down because the water level had fallen too much.

From The Daily Beast

The water level at Battery Park was measured at a record 13.88 feet.

From The Daily Beast

The lights went out and the water level rose as the ship made its final tip into the sea.

From The Daily Beast

It is not the same as the storm tide, which is the actual water level as a result of the storm.

From The Daily Beast

The water level is expected to reach 48 feet, just below the 48.7-foot record set in 1937.

From The Daily Beast

The centre girder may be built on the cantilevers and rolled into place or lifted from the water-level.

From Project Gutenberg

It was one of these gales that tore away the bell from the lighthouse, though hung just over a hundred feet above water-level.

From Project Gutenberg

Fluctuation in water level seemed especially important in determining distribution of fishes in the area studied.

From Project Gutenberg

Standing on the shore, one can see kelp growing amongst the rocks even in the shallowest spots, below low-water level.

From Project Gutenberg

Something like a strip of clothing was fluttering from a bush hardly above water level.

From Project Gutenberg

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