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

But severe droughts have caused water levels in the Amazon to drop to historically low levels. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025

California reservoir water levels tend to continue improving through the spring snowmelt season. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

There are ways to monitor and mitigate a drastic drop in the sea’s water levels, even if some water loss is inevitable. —Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025

For pregnant women, parents wary of the potential effects of fluoride, or for those living in areas with especially high fluoride drinking water levels, bottled water and certain filters can offer alternative, unfluoridated sources. —Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 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