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

The drought that hit Vermont in 2025 led to a spike in blooms, thanks to the combination of heat and low water levels. — Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026

The notoriously challenging fishery has already tested the competitors during practice, with low water levels and little current making the bass difficult to locate. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Bull Shoals was six feet from the conservation pool level, but Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Greer's Ferry are all lakes that generate hydro-power, which will be reduced because of the low water conditions. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

About 1,700 El Dorado Irrigation District customers in the Placerville area could experience low water pressure or lose water service Wednesday as crews repair a broken water line. — Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 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