water level

noun

: the height of the surface of water in a lake, river, etc.

Full Definition of WATER LEVEL

: an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough or in a U-shaped tube

: the surface of still water: as

a : the level assumed by the surface of a particular body or column of water

b : the waterline of a vessel

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