head water mark
now rare
noun
A mark showing the maximum water level attained or permitted in a particular body of water; especially a maximum allowable level of headwater; the water level indicated by this mark.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle.
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