United States Army Corps of Engineers Levels API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CWMS Data Basins Levels API
  description: The Corps Water Management System (CWMS) Data API provides a RESTful interface for accessing water management data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This includes time series data, locations, levels, ratings, forecasts, projects, turbines, gates, and water supply information for USACE-managed water resources across the United States.
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: USACE CWMS Data API Support
    url: https://github.com/USACE/cwms-data-api
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/USACE/cwms-data-api/blob/develop/LICENSE.md
  x-tags:
  - Water Management
  - Federal Government
  - Hydrology
  - Engineering
servers:
- url: https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data
  description: Production CWMS Data API
- url: https://water.usace.army.mil/cwms-data
  description: Water Data Platform
tags:
- name: Levels
  description: Location levels and stage-discharge relationships
paths:
  /levels/{level-id}/timeseries:
    get:
      operationId: getLevelTimeSeries
      summary: Get Level Time Series
      description: Returns time series for a specified location level.
      tags:
      - Levels
      parameters:
      - name: level-id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The location level identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: office
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Three-character USACE district office code
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: begin
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Start of time window in ISO 8601 format
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: end
        in: query
        required: false
        description: End of time window in ISO 8601 format
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Level time series data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /levels:
    get:
      operationId: getLevels
      summary: Get Levels
      description: Returns location levels (flood stage, normal pool, etc.) for USACE locations.
      tags:
      - Levels
      parameters:
      - name: office
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Three-character USACE district office code
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: location-id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Location identifier (supports wildcards)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: begin
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Start of effective date range
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: end
        in: query
        required: false
        description: End of effective date range
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: unit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Measurement unit system (EN or SI)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: datum
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Vertical datum for elevation values
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Pagination cursor
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page-size
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Number of results per page
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location levels data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: JWT Bearer token for authenticated operations (create, update, delete). Obtain a token from the CWMS authorization endpoint.