What are the units used when measuring the depth of water?

Answer 1

Depth of Water Measurement.Water is measured by many strategies such as a sounding line, depth guages (based on pressure) and by sonar messurement.

Before the moden age, sailors would throw lead weighted lines into the water. These were marked off in six foot increment (fathoms) and would call out the depth, or int he old English phrase - sound off, hence the term sounding the depth.

Submarines brought a new requirement for depth measurement, the need to know how deep the boat was in the water. Since water has weight, there is a direct correllation to the depth of the water and the pressure outside the submarine. Most depth guages are calibated in feet or meters of seawater as most submarines operate in salt water, which is heavier than fresh (non-salty) water.

Modern electronics has now allowed sophisticated measuring devices to bounce waves off the bottom and determine exaclty the depth of water that a boat is in. This is now used on many pleasure and fishing boats as a necessary navigation aid.

Satellite detection of water depth is now used to determine changes in fresh water reserves on continents and to determine the changes in climates and geography.

Answer 2

The units used to measure depth of water include ropes, chains, and SONAR.

The result of the measurement ... "depth of water" ... is a length or distance,

and can be described in any unit of length or distance.

Choices include but are not limited to:

-- centimeters

-- meters

-- kilometers

-- inches

-- feet

-- yards

-- miles

-- furlongs

-- leagues

-- fathoms

Answer 3

The depth of water is measured using the same units of measurement that length uses. These units are feet and meters.

Answer 4

fathom