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USGS Water Services API

Cost-Effective and Comprehensive Access to Water Data

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This API is best for retrieving groundwater, surface-water, water-quality, and water-use data.

Using the USGS Water Services API, developers can conveniently access up-to-date hydrologic data from the US Geological Survey. These reliable data are available in an API which makes them incredibly easy to access, and the USGS provides quality assurance to ensure the data is accurate and reliable. With the USGS Water Services API, developers can easily integrate reliable water data into their applications for easy tracking, analysis, visualization and more.

Key features

  • ✓Extensive and reliable access to water data; powerful API; data in multiple formats; user friendly web services; data quality assurance.

Use case ideas

Agriculture

Use the API to access and analyze data to monitor the performance of crops and track water usage to increase efficiency and effectiveness

Water Resources Management

Use the API to measure water quality and levels of surface water bodies in real-time in order to manage resources better

Urban Development

Use the API to monitor groundwater and urban watersheds to manage urban sprawl and development better

Using the USGS Water Services API has made it easier and more accurate to monitor the water levels in our watershed. We highly recommend this API for its easy access, reliable data, and expertise quality assurance.
— a happy developer

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