Environment

USGS Water monitoring sites

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List USGS NWIS monitoring sites. Filter by US state, site type, bounding box, parameter code, or data-type availability. Returns site metadata including location, altitude, and hydrologic unit code. Dual-path: legacy WaterServices primary, OGC API fallback.

get/api/v1/environment/usgs-water/sites

Request

  • Base URL: https://sugra.ai
  • URL: https://sugra.ai/api/v1/environment/usgs-water/sites
  • Auth: API key in header x-api-key

Query parameters

statestring

2-letter US state code.

site_typestring

Site type(s) comma-separated (ST=stream, LK=lake, GW=well, SP=spring, OC=ocean, ES=estuary, AT=atmosphere, FA=facility, AG=aggregate).

bboxstring

Bounding box 'minlon,minlat,maxlon,maxlat'.

parameterstring

Parameter code filter (5-digit).

has_data_typestring

Filter sites by data-type availability (iv|dv|sv|pk|gw|qw|aw).

limitinteger

Maximum number of sites to return.

Response

List of USGS monitoring sites with location and classification metadata.

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
    "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
    "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
    "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
    "data_age_days": 8.532,
    "source": "sugra_crypto",
    "attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
    "fallback_chain": [
      "sugra_crypto",
      "sugra_finance"
    ],
    "stale_since": "2026-09-08T12:00:00Z",
    "period": "2026-Q1",
    "notes": "the UKMTO report behind these counts is dated 2026-08-21 and is 11 days old"
  }
}

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