# U.S. Geological Survey Collections API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-collections-api/  
**Provider:** U.S. Geological Survey — https://apis.io/providers/u-s-geological-survey/  
**Base URL:** https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0  
**Documentation:** https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/

U.S. Geological Survey Collections 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. Tagged areas include Collection. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

OGC API collections listing and metadata.

## Operations (2)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/` | USGS Water Data Get API Landing Page |
| GET | `/collections` | USGS Water Data List Collections |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/openapi/u-s-geological-survey-collections-api-openapi.yml
- **ConformanceEndpoint** — https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/conformance
- **Documentation** — https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/

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

- [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/)
- [U.S. Geological Survey Altitude Datums API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-geological-survey/u-s-geological-survey-altitude-datums-api/)

## Tags

Collection

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