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

In fact, water levels at Lake Powell, one of the main water storage reservoirs for the Colorado River Basin, could fall low enough to stop hydropower generation at the reservoir by December 2026, according to the NOAA report. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

The largest flood event on record occurred in 2024, with the peak water level reaching nearly 16 feet. —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 14 Sep. 2025

Be sure to check with an outfitter to gauge water levels. —David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025

Officials confirmed that in August, the lake's water level was just under 1,270 meters, its surface area had shrunk to 581 square kilometers, and its volume had plunged to half a billion cubic meters, down from 2 billion cubic meters in 2024, underscoring the speed of the decline. —Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for water level

• multilevel
• bevel
• devil
• daredevil
• sublevel
• mediaeval