United States Army Corps of Engineers Locations API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CWMS Data Basins Locations 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: Locations
  description: USACE location data including dams, reservoirs, streamgages, and sites
paths:
  /locations:
    get:
      operationId: getLocations
      summary: Get Locations
      description: Returns location data for USACE-managed sites including dams, reservoirs, stream gages, and other water resource facilities.
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - name: office
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Three-character USACE district office code
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: names
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated list of location names (supports CWMS wildcards)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: unit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Measurement unit system (EN for English, SI for metric)
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - EN
          - SI
      - name: datum
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Vertical datum for elevation values (NAVD88, NGVD29, etc.)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Response format
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          - tab
          - csv
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationsResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
    post:
      operationId: createLocation
      summary: Create Location
      description: Creates a new location record in CWMS. Requires authentication.
      tags:
      - Locations
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location created successfully
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /locations/{location-id}:
    get:
      operationId: getLocation
      summary: Get Location
      description: Returns data for a specific USACE location.
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - name: location-id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The CWMS location identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: office
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Three-character USACE district office code
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: unit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Measurement unit system (EN or SI)
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: updateLocation
      summary: Update Location
      description: Updates an existing location record. Requires authentication.
      tags:
      - Locations
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: location-id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The CWMS location identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location updated successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteLocation
      summary: Delete Location
      description: Deletes a location record. Requires authentication.
      tags:
      - Locations
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: location-id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The CWMS location identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: office
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Three-character USACE district office code
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
    LocationsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        locations:
          type: object
          properties:
            location:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
    Location:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The CWMS location identifier
        office-id:
          type: string
          description: Three-character USACE district office code
        latitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Decimal latitude (WGS84)
        longitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Decimal longitude (WGS84)
        elevation:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Elevation in the specified datum and unit
        horizontal-datum:
          type: string
          description: Horizontal datum (e.g., WGS84, NAD83)
        vertical-datum:
          type: string
          description: Vertical datum (e.g., NAVD88, NGVD29)
        elevation-units:
          type: string
          description: Unit of elevation measurement
        public-name:
          type: string
          description: Public-facing name of the location
        long-name:
          type: string
          description: Long descriptive name
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the location
        kind:
          type: string
          description: Location kind (SITE, STREAM_LOCATION, PROJECT, etc.)
        type:
          type: string
          description: Location type
        state-initial:
          type: string
          description: Two-character U.S. state abbreviation
        county-name:
          type: string
          description: County name
        timezone-name:
          type: string
          description: IANA timezone name
        nation:
          type: string
          description: Nation code (e.g., US)
        nearest-city:
          type: string
          description: Nearest city name
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — invalid parameters or missing required fields
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: JWT Bearer token for authenticated operations (create, update, delete). Obtain a token from the CWMS authorization endpoint.