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Definition: Water Level |
Water LevelNoun1. The level of the surface of a body of water. 2. Underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water: "spring rains had raised the water table". 3. A line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship. 4. A water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | The vertical distance of the water surface to a gauge datum. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | It consists essentially of a sealed glass tube with spirit, leaving a small air bubble; as long as the tube is truly horizontal, the bubble will lie exactly between reference marks in th e middle. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | Surface, whether even or irregular, below which rock or soil is saturated with water; above this surface, pores are incompletely filled and water is percolating downward. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A. A level roadway, constructed with an impervious seal or barrier on the dip side, to divert the flow of water along the level and prevent its seepage to workings on the dip side. The level dips slightly outward to allow gravity flow. See also:drain tunnel b. The level at which, by natural or artificial drainage, water is removed from a mine or mineral deposit. c. A drift at the water level. See also:water grade d. The level of underground waters in a mine, or the elevation to which water will rise in a mine, when the mine is not being draine. (references) | |
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Synonyms: Water LevelSynonyms: groundwater level (n), water line (n), water table (n), waterline (n). (additional references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Water level gauge at Lake Mead Party of Emmett Sheridan. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Hualapai Wash water level gauge Party of Emmett Sheridan. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Figure 6. A tide meter or scale which was easily placed in areas where water level and observations of its changes were desired. Apparently this type of instrument was first used in the United States. One could make as observations during the day as required. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Figure 7. Autonomous ultrasonic tide recorder. This instrument was mounted on the bottom and emitted sound waves that reflected off the water surface. As the water level changed, the instrument would record the apparent changes in depth. This instrument was developed for Crouzet Marine Oceanology Corporation from a prototype developed by the Studies and Research Department of France Electric. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Colusa County farmer adjusts the water level in restored wetland. Credit: Gary Kramer. |  | NRCS conservationists and conservation partners worked with a landowner to restore Long Lake in eastern South Dakota. Higher than normal rainfall during the 1990s increased the inflow into the lake which in turn raised the lake's water level. The incre. Credit: Don Poggensee. |
 | Cheat River, water level. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Dike on Crooked Lake Marsh to control water level. Should never have been drained. Allegan County, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Economic History | Armenia | Issues: soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; pollution of Hrazdan and Arax Rivers; the falling water level of Lake Sevan, a result of its use as a source for hydropower. (references) |
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Expressions using "water level": lowest water level ♦ minimum water level ♦ rise in the water level ♦ water level indicator. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
water level | 73 |
water level indicator | 31 |
water level sensor | 22 |
water level switch | 11 |
pool water level | 9 |
water level control | 6 |
water level meter | 6 |
water level controller | 5 |
water level monitoring | 3 |
water level gauge | 3 |
water level alarm | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "water level"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | sipërfaqe ujore, nivel i ujit. (various references) | |
Arabic | مستوى الماء. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | терзия (spirit level, splinter-bar, swingle-tree, whiffletree, whippletree), ниво на подпочвените води (water table), либела (level, spirit level). (various references) | |
Czech | vodováha (level, spirit level), vodní hladina. (various references) | |
Danish | vandspejl (ground water, ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, phreatic surface, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, tract of water, underground water, water area, water surface, water table), vaeskestandroer (gauge, gauge glass, level control, level indicator, spirit level, water gauge). (various references) | |
Dutch | waterpeilglas (gauge, gauge glass, level control, level indicator, spirit level, water gauge), wateroppervlak (tract of water, water area, water surface), peilglas (gauge, gauge glass, level control, level indicator, spirit level, water gauge). (various references) | |
Finnish | vapaan pohjaveden pinta (ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, main water table, phreatic surface, water table), pohjavesi (bilge-water, ground water), pohjaveden pinta (ground water, ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, phreatic surface, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water, water table, watertable), pohjaveden korkeus (ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, water table, watertable). (various references) | |
French | niveau d'eau (water gauge, water stage). (various references) | |
German | Pegelstand (gage height, gauge height, stage, water stage), Wasserstand (gage height, gauge height, stage, tract of water, water area, water stage, water surface). (various references) | |
Greek | στάθμη νερού (tract of water, water area, water surface). (various references) | |
Hebrew | פלס מים (spirit level), 'וב" "מים. (various references) | |
Hungarian | vízállás (water). (various references) | |
Italian | piano d'acqua (tract of water, water area, water surface), livello del mare (sea level), livello d'acqua (gage height, gauge height, stage, tract of water, water area, water stage, water surface), altezza d'acqua (gage height, gauge height, stage, water stage). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 水準 (level, standard), 水準 (level, standard), 水平 (horizon), 水位 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すいい (change, transition), すいじゅ" (level, plumb line, plummet, standard), すいへい (decline, horizon, sailor). (various references) | |
Manx | cormid ushtey. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aterway evellay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | superfície piezométrica (ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, main water table, phreatic surface, water table), nível freático (ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, phreatic divide, water table, watertable), lençol freático (ground water, ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, phreatic surface, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water, water table). (various references) | |
Russian | уровень воды (water-level), ватерпас (level, plumb line, spirit level, spirit-level). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vodostanje, vodostaj (stage). (various references) | |
Spanish | nivel del mar (sea level, sea-level), nivel del agua, nivel de agua (water table), mesa de agua (water table), línea del agua (water line). (various references) | |
Swedish | vattenstånd (stage), vattennivå, vattenlinje (water line, waterline, watermark). (various references) | |
Turkish | su seviyesi. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | рівень води, ватерпас. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-l-l-r-t-v-w" | |
-3 letters: elevate, leveler, leveret, reweave, wavelet. | |
-4 letters: elater, laveer, leaver, relate, releve, retell, reveal, taller, teller, travel, twelve, varlet, vealer, velate, wallet, weaver, weever, welter. | |
-5 letters: alert, allee, alter, arete, artel, avert, eater, elate, elver, etwee, evert, laree, later, laver, leave, levee, level, lever, ratel, ravel, reave, reeve, relet, revel, revet, rewet, taler, tawer. | |
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