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

Mudslides have also forced thousands to move from the western Rift Valley area, while people living downstream of the Tana and Athi rivers have been urged to move to higher ground as water levels in the country’s hydroelectric dams rise. —ABC News, 3 May 2026

The rescuers were going to inflate airbags underneath the animal, but then the water level rose, and one morning the whale began to swim. —Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026

Some crops may struggle, and water levels in streams and reservoirs begin to fall. —Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 2 May 2026

Their mouth is at water level and/or their head repeatedly falls below the surface. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for water level

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