U.S. Geological Survey · Schema
TimeSeriesProperties
Properties of a single water data observation.
Federal-GovernmentGeologicalEarth ScienceNatural ResourcesEarthquakeWaterHydrology
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| monitoringLocationIdentifier | string | Monitoring location identifier. |
| observedPropertyId | string | USGS parameter code for the measured property. |
| observedPropertyName | string | Human-readable parameter name. |
| phenomenonTime | string | ISO 8601 datetime when the measurement was taken. |
| result | number | Measured value. |
| resultUnitCode | string | Unit of measurement. |
| resultQualityCode | string | Quality code: P (provisional), A (approved), e (estimated). |
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-time-series-properties-schema.json",
"title": "TimeSeriesProperties",
"description": "Properties of a single water data observation.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"monitoringLocationIdentifier": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Monitoring location identifier.",
"example": "USGS-11169025"
},
"observedPropertyId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "USGS parameter code for the measured property.",
"example": "00060"
},
"observedPropertyName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable parameter name.",
"example": "Streamflow, ft\u00b3/s"
},
"phenomenonTime": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 datetime when the measurement was taken.",
"example": "2025-03-15T14:00:00Z"
},
"result": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Measured value.",
"example": 450.0
},
"resultUnitCode": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unit of measurement.",
"example": "ft3/s"
},
"resultQualityCode": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Quality code: P (provisional), A (approved), e (estimated).",
"example": "P"
}
}
}
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