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USGS distance-banded monitoring wells, aquifer codes and names, construction dep...

https://api.locus.report/api/locus-groundwater-context

Overview

USGS distance-banded monitoring wells, aquifer codes and names, construction depths, and static water levels for an address, from USGS Water Data. Returns the same records as locus_groundwater_context. Use this when your client can only call paid x402 routes. Use locus_groundwater_context instead when you can call Locus free tools (REST tools/call or MCP).

Protocol x402 (POST)
Price $0.01
Payment Asset USD Coin
Payment Network eip155:8453
Category uncategorized
Provider locus
Source bazaar
Indexed 2026-09-08 21:13:51

Health

Status degraded
Latency (p50) 159ms
Uptime (30d) 100.0%
Reliability Score 100/100
Last Checked 2026-10-31 07:16:57
Last Healthy 2026-10-27 20:22:10
Consecutive Failures 0

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Input Schema

{ "body": { "address": "1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601", "radiusMeters": 5000 }, "bodyType": "json", "method": "POST", "type": "http" }

Output Schema

{ "example": { "caveats": [ "USGS groundwater monitoring wells are often purpose-drilled observation wells, not domestic wells; their construction depths and water levels do not predict the depth, yield, or feasibility of a future household well.", "USGS fields are sparse. A missing well depth or aquifer code is reported as unknown rather than zero, shallow, or evidence that no aquifer is present." ], "componentStatus": { "aquiferNames": "ok", "fieldMeasurements": "ok", "monitoringLocations": "ok" }, "message": "Nearby USGS groundwater monitoring records were found. They describe observation locations and do not predict a domestic well at the subject property.", "monitoringWells": { "aquiferReportedCount": 69, "aquiferUnknownCount": 0, "aquifers": [ { "code": "N400PDMBRX", "monitoringWellCount": 69, "name": "Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers", "scope": "national" }, { "code": "110SPRL", "monitoringWellCount": 1, "name": "Saprolite", "scope": "local" } ], "depthDistribution": { "max": 800, "median": 245, "min": 18, "reportedCount": 66, "totalWellCount": 69, "unit": "ft below land-surface datum", "unknownCount": 3 }, "queryLimited": false, "totalFound": 69 }, "note": "Awareness/diagnostic only. Full briefs are x402-paid. Agents can discover live free tools at https://api.locus.report/tools/list and paid tools, prices, and manifests at https://api.locus.report/.well-known/ai-tool/index.json.", "ok": true, "point": { "latitude": 35.780418000003195, "longitude": -78.63910200000142 }, "provenance": { "fetchedAt": "2026-09-23T01:11:21.665Z", "fieldMeasurementsCollection": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/field-measurements/items", "monitoringLocationsCollection": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/monitoring-locations/items", "source": "USGS Water Data OGC API", "sourcePage": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/monitoring-locations" }, "radiusMeters": 5000, "state": "data", "staticWaterLevel": { "mostRecent": { "approvalStatus": "Approved", "datum": "NAVD88", "distanceBand": "1_to_3_km", "distanceBandLabel": "1-3 km away", "kind": "elevation_above_vertical_datum", "measuredAt": "2026-08-13T17:41:00+00:00", "monitoringLocationId": "USGS-354649078400702", "parameterCode": "62611", "unit": "ft", "value": 313.39 }, "multiYearRecordExists": true, "status": "observed", "trend": { "annualChange": null, "basis": "58 static measurements across 8 distinct years and 7.17 years; insufficient for a directional statement under the conservative Locus threshold.", "direction": null, "distinctYearCount": 8, "fitR2": null, "measurementCount": 58, "spanYears": 7.17, "status": "insufficient_record", "unitPerYear": null } }, "verifyNext": [ { "step": "Open the USGS Water Data monitoring-location collection and verify the cited monitoring-location ID and measurement series.", "url": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/monitoring-locations" }, { "step": "Check locus_sole_source_aquifer for EPA designation context: it explains federal project review under SDWA -1424(e), not current water quality or a private-owner restriction.", "url": "https://api.locus.report/tools/call" } ] }, "type": "json" }