The fluid pressure at a given depth does not depend upon the total mass or total

volume of the liquid. The above pressure expression is easy to see for the straight,
unobstructed column, but not obvious for the cases of different geometry which are
shown.
Because of the ease of visualizing a column height of a known liquid, it has become
common practice to state all kinds of pressures in column height units, like mmHg or
cm H2O, etc. Pressures are often measured by manometers in terms of a liquid column
height.