US River Gauges Nearby
Active USGS stream gauges near a point, nearest first: the latest streamflow (cubic feet per second) and water level (feet) with their reading time, gauge name, county, drainage area and distance. Only gauges that reported in the last 7 days are listed.
GET
/api/v1/hazards/river-gaugesData source
- USGS Water Data APIs (stream gauges)U.S. Geological Survey
Query parameters
| Parameter | Description | Try value |
|---|---|---|
latnumber required | Latitude | |
lonnumber required | Longitude | |
radiusKmnumber | Search radius in km (default 25, max 100) | |
limitnumber | Gauges (default 20, max 50) | |
apikeystring required | Your API key. Can also be sent as the X-API-Key header. | demo key used here |
Response envelope
Success: { data, meta: { sources, fetchedAt, cached } }. Errors: { error: { code, message } } with HTTP 400, 401, 404, 502, 503 or 504.