High Water Mark

High water mark may refer to:

  • Ordinary high water mark, a landscape marking such as floodwater staining left by the highest level of water (e.g., Strandline, debris left by high tide)
  • High-water mark of the Confederacy, the turning point of the Battle of Gettysburg
  • High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument, a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial
  • High water marks, a hedge fund term used to determine fund performance fees
  • High-water mark (computer security)

Famous quotes containing the words high, water and/or mark:

    “The high sentiments always win in the end, the leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.”
    —George Orwell (1903–1950)

    “‘Tis not enough on roots and in the mouth,
    But give me water heavy on the head
    In all the passion of a broken drouth.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Mark 4:39.