MonitoringLocationProperties

Attributes describing a USGS water monitoring location.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
monitoringLocationIdentifier	string	Unique identifier in format AGENCY-SITENUMBER.
monitoringLocationName	string	Name of the monitoring location.
monitoringLocationTypeName	string	Type of monitoring location (Stream, Well, Lake, etc.).
hucEightDigitCode	string	8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code for the location's watershed.
stateFIPSCode	string	Two-digit state FIPS code.
countryCode	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
drainageAreaMeasure	number	Drainage area measurement value.
drainageAreaMeasureUnitCode	string	Unit code for drainage area.
siteWebAddress	string	URL for the USGS NWIS site page.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-water-data-api-monitoring-location-properties-schema.json",
  "title": "MonitoringLocationProperties",
  "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": "number",
      "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"
    }
  }
}

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