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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Upstream on the Utah-Arizona border, the water level of Lake Powell, the nation’s second-largest reservoir, stands at 38% of capacity.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Every few years or so, when the water levels of Caddo Lake get low, the location turns into a nexus of sorts that sends wanderers through time.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
In the game’s water temple, which requires players to slowly raise the water level to reach the top, one enterprising adventurer figured out how to skip that whole mess by carefully stacking water blocks—echoes that create a contained cube of water Zelda can swim through—to head straight up.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
The gauge didn’t report on Friday and Saturday, according to USGS data, then started again Sunday after water levels began to recede.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Every few years or so, when the water levels of Caddo Lake get low, the location turns into a nexus of sorts that sends wanderers through time.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
In the game’s water temple, which requires players to slowly raise the water level to reach the top, one enterprising adventurer figured out how to skip that whole mess by carefully stacking water blocks—echoes that create a contained cube of water Zelda can swim through—to head straight up.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
The gauge didn’t report on Friday and Saturday, according to USGS data, then started again Sunday after water levels began to recede.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Water level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20level. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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