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

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$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"]
}