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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This year water levels in Everglades National Park are more than six inches lower than last year and over a foot lower than the year before that, the Everglades Foundation reported.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Federal forecasters are warning this could be one of the worst years on record for Lake Powell water levels, due to the poor snowpack and warm winter.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Unlike the native predators that are knocked back by drought, swamp eels are already lying in wait as water levels rise, prompting crayfish and other forage fish to repopulate the wetlands.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2026
But during El Niño, drought brought the water levels in Lake Gatun, which feeds the canal, to historic lows, cutting transits from 36 a day to 24.
—Elizabeth González, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Federal forecasters are warning this could be one of the worst years on record for Lake Powell water levels, due to the poor snowpack and warm winter.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Unlike the native predators that are knocked back by drought, swamp eels are already lying in wait as water levels rise, prompting crayfish and other forage fish to repopulate the wetlands.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2026
But during El Niño, drought brought the water levels in Lake Gatun, which feeds the canal, to historic lows, cutting transits from 36 a day to 24.
—Elizabeth González, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Water level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20level. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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