Base level
the lowest level to which running water can erode the land.
Historical Examples
The top and base level of each piece of wall had to be marked on it; and the levels could then be measured off to fixed points.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12) S. Rappoport
The small loop end will stick out below the spiral and prevent it standing on a base level.
The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals Charles Conrad Sleffel
noun
the lowest level to which a land surface can be eroded by streams, which is, ultimately, sea level
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