USGS Water Data
api.waterdata.usgs.gov
US Geological Survey water observations through an OGC API: daily values and continuous sensor readings for streamflow, gage height, temperature, water quality and groundwater at monitoring locations across the United States.
GET /v1/data/usgs-waterdata/collections1Request
curl "https://api.fastcrw.com/v1/data/usgs-waterdata/collections" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FASTCRW_API_KEY"
2Response example
A sample shape. Press Run to see live data from USGS Water Data.
| type | rel | title | href |
|---|---|---|---|
| application/json | self | This document as JSON | https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v1/collections?f=json |
| application/ld+json | alternate | This document as RDF (JSON-LD) | https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v1/collections?f=jsonld |
| text/html | alternate | This document as HTML | https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v1/collections?f=html |
Attribution: Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Data.
Licence: USGS Water Data is published by the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the US Government. USGS data are in the public domain: USGS states that its information products are generally public domain, though some items may carry third-party copyright noted in the text. This API returns observational data with no such notice, so commercial use and redistribution are recorded as true with attribution to USGS.
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Collections
Use USGS Water Data (usgs-waterdata) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Collections" (collections). You want to see which USGS observation collections this API exposes. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "usgs-waterdata" and capability "collections". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Continuous readings
Use USGS Water Data (usgs-waterdata) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Continuous readings" (continuous). You need high-frequency sensor values rather than daily aggregates. Example options: monitoring_location_id=USGS-01646500, parameter_code=00065, datetime=2024-01-01/2024-01-02. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "usgs-waterdata" and capability "continuous". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Daily values
Use USGS Water Data (usgs-waterdata) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Daily values" (daily). You want daily streamflow, gage height or temperature values for a USGS site. Example options: monitoring_location_id=USGS-01646500, parameter_code=00060, datetime=2024-01-01/2024-01-31. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "usgs-waterdata" and capability "daily". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>