United States Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture Stations API

Monitoring station metadata and discovery

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GET /stations Get Stations #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: USDA NRCS AWDB Water and Climate REST Stations API
  description: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Air and Water Database (AWDB) REST API provides access to snow, water, and climate monitoring data from SNOTEL (SNOw TELemetry) stations, Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) stations, and other monitoring sites. Supports retrieval of station metadata, current conditions, and historical data for water resource management and forecasting.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: USDA NRCS National Water and Climate Center
    url: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/sswsf-snow-survey-and-water-supply-forecasting-program
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/awdbRestApi/services/v1
  description: USDA NRCS AWDB REST API
tags:
- name: Stations
  description: Monitoring station metadata and discovery
paths:
  /stations:
    get:
      operationId: getStations
      summary: Get Stations
      description: Retrieve a list of monitoring stations filtered by state, network type, county, hydrologic unit, or bounding box.
      tags:
      - Stations
      parameters:
      - name: stationIds
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of station IDs
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 301:ID:SNTL
      - name: stateCds
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated two-letter state codes
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: ID,MT
      - name: networkCds
        in: query
        description: Network codes (SNTL=SNOTEL, SCAN=SCAN)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - SNTL
          - SCAN
          - SNOW
          - USGS
          - BOR
        example: SNTL
      - name: minLatitude
        in: query
        description: Minimum latitude for bounding box
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
      - name: maxLatitude
        in: query
        description: Maximum latitude for bounding box
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
      - name: minLongitude
        in: query
        description: Minimum longitude for bounding box
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
      - name: maxLongitude
        in: query
        description: Maximum longitude for bounding box
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
      - name: minElevation
        in: query
        description: Minimum elevation in feet
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: maxElevation
        in: query
        description: Maximum elevation in feet
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of monitoring stations
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Station'
components:
  schemas:
    Station:
      type: object
      description: A SNOTEL or SCAN monitoring station
      properties:
        stationId:
          type: string
          description: Station identifier (e.g. '301:ID:SNTL')
        name:
          type: string
          description: Station name
        state:
          type: string
          description: State code
        networkCode:
          type: string
          description: Network code (SNTL, SCAN, etc.)
        latitude:
          type: number
          description: Station latitude
        longitude:
          type: number
          description: Station longitude
        elevation:
          type: integer
          description: Station elevation in feet
        countyCode:
          type: string
          description: County FIPS code
        huc:
          type: string
          description: Hydrologic Unit Code
        beginDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date station data collection began
        endDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date station data collection ended (null if active)