TimeSeriesProperties

Properties of a single water data observation.

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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).

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JSON Schema

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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$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"
    }
  }
}