# U.S. Geological Survey Aquifer Types API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-aquifer-types-api/  
**Provider:** U.S. Geological Survey — https://apis.io/providers/u-s-geological-survey/  
**Base URL:** https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1  
**Documentation:** https://www.usgs.gov/tools/asset-identifier-service-ais

U.S. Geological Survey Aquifer Types API is one of 47 APIs that [U.S. Geological Survey](https://apis.io/providers/u-s-geological-survey/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include aquifer-types. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, a JSON-LD context, authentication docs, and 3 JSON Schemas.

Groundwater occurs in aquifers under two different conditions. Where water only partly fills an aquifer, the upper surface is free to rise and decline. These aquifers are referred to as unconfined (or water-table) aquifers. Where water completely fills an aquifer that is overlain by a confining bed, the aquifer is referred to as a confined (or artesian) aquifer. When a confined aquifer is penetrated by a well, the water level in the well will rise above the top of the aquifer (but not necessarily above land surface).

## Operations (8)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/collections/aquifer-types` | Get Aquifer types metadata |
| GET | `/collections/aquifer-types/items` | Get Aquifer types items |
| OPTIONS | `/collections/aquifer-types/items` | Options for Aquifer types items |
| POST | `/collections/aquifer-types/items` | Get Aquifer types items with CQL2 |
| GET | `/collections/aquifer-types/items/{featureId}` | Get Aquifer types item by id |
| OPTIONS | `/collections/aquifer-types/items/{featureId}` | Options for Aquifer types item by id |
| GET | `/collections/aquifer-types/queryables` | Get Aquifer types queryables |
| GET | `/collections/aquifer-types/schema` | Get Aquifer types schema |

## Machine-readable artifacts (13)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/openapi/u-s-geological-survey-aquifer-types-api-openapi.yml
- **Conformance** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/conformance/u-s-geological-survey-conformance.yml
- **Documentation** — https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/
- **GettingStarted** — https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-earthquake-api-earthquake-properties-schema.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-ld/usgs-earthquake-api-context.jsonld
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/examples/usgs-earthquake-api-earthquake-properties-example.json
- **Documentation** — https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/
- **Authentication** — https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/signup/
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-water-data-api-monitoring-location-properties-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-water-data-api-time-series-properties-schema.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-ld/usgs-water-data-api-context.jsonld
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/examples/usgs-water-data-api-monitoring-location-properties-example.json

## Other U.S. Geological Survey APIs (12)

- [USGS Water Data APIs](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/water-data-ogc-api/)
- [Asset Identifier Service (AIS)](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/asset-identifier-service-ais/)
- [Seismic Design Web Service](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/seismic-design-web-service/)
- [ScienceBase](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/sciencebase/)
- [StreamStats Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/streamstats-web-services/)
- [USGS Water Services (Legacy)](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/usgs-water-services/)
- [U.S. Geological Survey Catalog API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-catalog-api/)
- [U.S. Geological Survey Earthquakes API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-earthquakes-api/)
- [U.S. Geological Survey Monitoring Locations API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-monitoring-locations-api/)
- [U.S. Geological Survey Reference Data API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-reference-data-api/)
- [U.S. Geological Survey Time Series Data API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-time-series-data-api/)
- [U.S. Geological Survey Agency Codes API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-agency-codes-api/)

## Tags

aquifer-types

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