water level vs water table

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. 

water table

noun
  • The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water. 

  • A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater. 

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