low water

noun

: a low stage of the water in a river or lake

also : low tide

Examples of low water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All residents and other property owners who have experienced water outages, low water pressure, or both, are advised to boil all water or use bottled water for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth, the news release said. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Another option via the Danube river has been hampered by low water levels; and a key bridge out of Ukraine has been damaged. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

From the Magazine Lake Powell and the Colorado River are facing historically low water levels, threatening the supply for millions of people as authorities search for solutions. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

Germany’s weather service reported that the country’s record-high temperature was broken thrice in three days, and low water levels were allowing seawater to infiltrate the Po. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for low water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater