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USGS Water Services

Real-time and historical river flow, water level and water quality readings from thousands of US Geological Survey monitoring sites.

EnvironmentAuth: NoneHTTPS: YesCORS: yesStatus: alive

Last verified: November 12, 2026

Reliability

100% uptime: the documentation responded in 3 of 3 checks over the last 30 days. Median response time: 285 ms.

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At a glance

// Fetch the docs page with cURL curl https://waterservices.usgs.gov/

History

  • November 12, 2026: last health check, responding
  • November 9, 2026: Added to the directory (government api, verified by api bouncer)

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