Water level, also known as gauge height or stage, is the elevation of the free surface of a sea, stream, lake or reservoir relative to a specified vertical datum.1 Over long distances, neglecting external forcings (such as wind), water level tends to conform to an equigeopotential surface.2
See also
See also
- Water level (device), device utilizing the surface of liquid water to establish a local horizontal plane of reference
- Flood stage
- Hydraulic head
- Stream gauge
- Tide gauge
- Level sensor
- Liquid level
- Reference water level
- Stage (hydrology)
- Sea level
References
References
- ISO 772: 1996. Hydrometric determinations – Vocabulary and symbols.
- Merriam Webster Dictionary Definition of level (Entry 3 of 3): conforming to the curvature of the liquid parts of the earth's surface