high water mark

Ordinary high water mark refers to the highest level reached by a body of water that has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence on the landscape. It may be indicated by destruction of terrestrial vegetation, the presence of marks on trees (see image at right) or debris deposits. It is usually the point at which natural vegetation shifts from predominately hydrophytic (water-dependent) species to terrestrial species.
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Noun
1. a line marking the highest level reached
(hypernym) water line, watermark

Line or mark left upon tidal flats, beach, or along shore objects indicating the elevation or the intrusion of high water.

Synonyms and related words:
Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, border line, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bourn, break boundary, breakoff point, ceiling, circumscription, compass, confine, cutoff, cutoff point, deadline, delimitation, determinant, division line, end, extremity, finish, floor, frontier, hedge, interface, limen, limit, limitation, limiting factor, line, line of demarcation, load waterline, low-water mark, lower limit, march, mark, mete, start, starting line, starting point, target date, term, terminal date, terminus, threshold, tidemark, time allotment, upper limit, waterline, watermark
  

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