Data field · Event

High-water-mark height above ground

The measured vertical height of a high-water mark above local ground on the source-stated unit basis.

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Sources that carry it

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U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Short-Term Network Web Services

Public REST services behind the USGS Short-Term Network and Flood Event Viewer. The API supports event, site, and location-based retrieval of high-water marks and returns event/site identifiers, coordinates, flag and survey dates, surveyed elevation, vertical datum, mark quality, height above ground, and riverine/coastal environment.

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