groundwater level vs water level

groundwater level

noun
  • The level, at a particular site, below which the subsoil and rock masses of the earth are fully saturated with water. 

water level

noun
  • The level of the water table below ground. 

  • Of a route that follows a riverbank or shoreline. 

  • The waterline of a ship. 

  • An instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe. 

  • The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line. 

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