low water
noun
1.
water at its lowest level, as in a river.
Origin
1520-30
Related forms
low-water,
adjective
Examples from the web for
low water
Some of the many kinds of animals which live on the beach between high and
low water
mark seem to be rarely preserved.
There is not water enough in the creek at ordinary stages to run a coffee mill, and at
low water
there is none running whatever.
But artificially
low water
prices cause particular problems in developing countries.
In addition, the current
low water
levels are making it harder for the gators to feed regularly and maintain their body weights.
In the same sentence it was discussing
low water
levels.
For centuries, local officials had used it to keep track of
low water
levels.
Because of
low water
pressure for the fire department, a large swath of the theme park and studio was destroyed.
The department warns that the river experiences both seasonal flooding and frequent
low water
levels.
For nearly half a century he had fought that mountain stream, winter and summer, in flood and during
low water
.
He also gives us tips on setting up an irrigation plan for a
low water
-use garden.
British Dictionary definitions for
low water
low water
noun
1.
another name for
low tide
(sense 1)
2.
the state of any stretch of water at its lowest level
3.
a situation of difficulty or point of least success, excellence, etc