Gage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001118",
  "term": "Gage",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms,\n1) A device for indicating the magnitude or position of a thing in specific units, when such magnitude or position undergoes change,\nfor example: The elevation of a water surface, the velocity of flowing water, the pressure of water, the amount or intensity of\nprecipitation, the depth of snowfall, etc.\n(2) The act or operation of registering or measuring the magnitude or position of a thing\nwhen these characteristics are undergoing change.\n(3) The operation, including both field and office work, of measuring the\ndischarge of a stream of water in a waterway.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/gage/"
}