USACE CWMS Location

Schema for a CWMS monitored location (stream gage, reservoir, weather station)

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string Location identifier
latitude number WGS84 latitude in decimal degrees
longitude number WGS84 longitude in decimal degrees
elevation numbernull Location elevation (unit depends on unit parameter)
vertical-datum string Vertical datum for elevation
horizontal-datum string Horizontal datum for coordinates
public-name stringnull Public display name for the location
long-name stringnull Full descriptive name
description stringnull Additional description
kind string Location kind
type stringnull Location type classification
time-zone-name string IANA time zone identifier
county-name stringnull County name where location resides
state-initial string Two-letter state abbreviation
active boolean Whether the location is actively monitored
office-id string USACE district office that owns this location
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

usace-location-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-army-corps-of-engineers/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usace-location-schema.json",
  "title": "USACE CWMS Location",
  "description": "Schema for a CWMS monitored location (stream gage, reservoir, weather station)",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Location identifier",
      "example": "TULSA"
    },
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "WGS84 latitude in decimal degrees"
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "WGS84 longitude in decimal degrees"
    },
    "elevation": {
      "type": ["number", "null"],
      "description": "Location elevation (unit depends on unit parameter)"
    },
    "vertical-datum": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["NGVD29", "NAVD88", "LOCAL"],
      "description": "Vertical datum for elevation"
    },
    "horizontal-datum": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Horizontal datum for coordinates",
      "example": "WGS84"
    },
    "public-name": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Public display name for the location"
    },
    "long-name": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Full descriptive name"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Additional description"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Location kind",
      "enum": ["SITE", "STREAM", "STREAM_LOCATION", "RESERVOIR", "BASIN", "WEATHER_STATION", "LOCK"]
    },
    "type": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Location type classification"
    },
    "time-zone-name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "IANA time zone identifier",
      "example": "US/Central"
    },
    "county-name": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "County name where location resides"
    },
    "state-initial": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state abbreviation",
      "example": "OK"
    },
    "active": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the location is actively monitored"
    },
    "office-id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "USACE district office that owns this location"
    }
  },
  "required": ["name", "latitude", "longitude", "active", "office-id"]
}

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