{ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-water-data-api-monitoring-location-properties-schema.json", "title": "MonitoringLocationProperties", "description": "Attributes describing a USGS water monitoring location.", "type": "object", "properties": { "monitoringLocationIdentifier": { "type": "string", "description": "Unique identifier in format AGENCY-SITENUMBER.", "example": "USGS-11169025" }, "monitoringLocationName": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the monitoring location.", "example": "GUADALUPE R AB HWY 237 NR ALVISO CA" }, "monitoringLocationTypeName": { "type": "string", "description": "Type of monitoring location (Stream, Well, Lake, etc.).", "example": "Stream" }, "hucEightDigitCode": { "type": "string", "description": "8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code for the location's watershed.", "example": "18050001" }, "stateFIPSCode": { "type": "string", "description": "Two-digit state FIPS code.", "example": "06" }, "countryCode": { "type": "string", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.", "example": "US" }, "drainageAreaMeasure": { "type": "number", "description": "Drainage area measurement value.", "example": 850.0 }, "drainageAreaMeasureUnitCode": { "type": "string", "description": "Unit code for drainage area.", "example": "sq mi" }, "siteWebAddress": { "type": "string", "description": "URL for the USGS NWIS site page.", "example": "https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory?agency_code=USGS&site_no=11169025" } } }