USGS Daily Values Service

Returns historical summarized daily hydrologic data (mean, median, maximum, minimum) for streams, lakes, estuaries, and wells. Many sites have more than 10 years of record. Supports WaterML 1.1, WaterML 2.0, RDB (tab-delimited), and JSON output formats.

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: usgs-water:daily-values
name: USGS Daily Values Service
description: Returns historical summarized daily hydrologic data (mean, median, maximum, minimum) for
  streams, lakes, estuaries, and wells. Many sites have more than 10 years of record. Supports WaterML
  1.1, WaterML 2.0, RDB (tab-delimited), and JSON output formats.
humanURL: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/docs/dv-service/daily-values-service-details/
baseURL: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/
tags:
- Daily Values
- Historical Data
- Streamflow
- Hydrology
- WaterML
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/docs/dv-service/daily-values-service-details/
- type: Website
  url: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/