
Water level
WordNet
noun
(1) A water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
(2) The level of the surface of a body of water
(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) Underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
"Spring rains had raised the water table"