water level

noun
1.
the surface level of any body of water.
2.
the level to which a vessel is immersed; water line.

Origin:
1555–65

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water level
 
n
1.  the level reached by the surface of a body of water
2.  the water line of a boat or ship

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Example sentences
The changing water level below the dam makes navigation difficult and means
  that people and wildlife can't count on a steady flow.
He compared it to a pond where water comes in and out, but the overall water
  level must remain constant.
Wave breaking causes an increase in water level over the bars relative to the
  channel level.
Melting this will not cause the change of ocean water level.
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