CWMS Time Series

A time series dataset from the Corps Water Management System containing measurements at a USACE-managed location.

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string The CWMS time series identifier in format Location.Parameter.Type.Interval.Duration.Version
office-id string Three-character USACE district office code
units string Measurement units for the data values (e.g., ft, m, cfs, cms)
interval integer Interval between values in minutes (0 for irregular)
interval-offset integer Offset from interval boundary in minutes
time-zone string IANA timezone name for timestamps
total integer Total number of values available for the query
page string Current page cursor for pagination
next-page stringnull Next page cursor (null if no more pages)
values array Array of time series values as [timestamp_ms, value, quality_code] tuples
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JSON Schema

cwms-data-api-timeseries-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/schemas/timeseries",
  "title": "CWMS Time Series",
  "description": "A time series dataset from the Corps Water Management System containing measurements at a USACE-managed location.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["name", "office-id", "units"],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The CWMS time series identifier in format Location.Parameter.Type.Interval.Duration.Version"
    },
    "office-id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Three-character USACE district office code"
    },
    "units": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measurement units for the data values (e.g., ft, m, cfs, cms)"
    },
    "interval": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Interval between values in minutes (0 for irregular)"
    },
    "interval-offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Offset from interval boundary in minutes"
    },
    "time-zone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "IANA timezone name for timestamps"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of values available for the query"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current page cursor for pagination"
    },
    "next-page": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Next page cursor (null if no more pages)"
    },
    "values": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of time series values as [timestamp_ms, value, quality_code] tuples",
      "items": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "A single time series value: [Unix timestamp in milliseconds, measured value, CWMS quality code]",
        "prefixItems": [
          {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Unix timestamp in milliseconds since epoch"
          },
          {
            "type": ["number", "null"],
            "description": "The measured value (null if missing or no-data)"
          },
          {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "CWMS quality code (0=Unscreened, 1=Good, 3=Questionable, 5=Rejected)"
          }
        ],
        "minItems": 3,
        "maxItems": 3
      }
    }
  }
}