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Usgs Water Data Api Monitoring Location Properties Structure

Attributes describing a USGS water monitoring location.

Type: object Properties: 9
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MonitoringLocationProperties is a JSON Structure definition published by U.S. Geological Survey, describing 9 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

monitoringLocationIdentifier monitoringLocationName monitoringLocationTypeName hucEightDigitCode stateFIPSCode countryCode drainageAreaMeasure drainageAreaMeasureUnitCode siteWebAddress

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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  "description": "Attributes describing a USGS water monitoring location.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "monitoringLocationIdentifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier in format AGENCY-SITENUMBER.",
      "example": "USGS-11169025"
    },
    "monitoringLocationName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the monitoring location.",
      "example": "GUADALUPE R AB HWY 237 NR ALVISO CA"
    },
    "monitoringLocationTypeName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of monitoring location (Stream, Well, Lake, etc.).",
      "example": "Stream"
    },
    "hucEightDigitCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code for the location's watershed.",
      "example": "18050001"
    },
    "stateFIPSCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-digit state FIPS code.",
      "example": "06"
    },
    "countryCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.",
      "example": "US"
    },
    "drainageAreaMeasure": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Drainage area measurement value.",
      "example": 850.0
    },
    "drainageAreaMeasureUnitCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unit code for drainage area.",
      "example": "sq mi"
    },
    "siteWebAddress": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL for the USGS NWIS site page.",
      "example": "https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory?agency_code=USGS&site_no=11169025"
    }
  },
  "name": "MonitoringLocationProperties"
}