How to Get Real-time Flood Data from the USGS API
<p><strong>The </strong><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>US Geological Survey (USGS)</strong></a> is an agency of thousands of scientists<strong> </strong>that <strong>track the landscape, natural resources, and natural hazards of the United States</strong>. From earthquakes to landslides to wildland fires, the USGS has all sorts of computers, sensors, and surveying tools that track the changing American landscape every day.</p>
<p>One group of sensors spread across America are <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/usgs-streamgaging-network" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">USGS’s streamgages</a>, which track the amount of water flowing in <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/rivers-streams-and-creeks" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">America’s waterways</a> at any time of any day.</p>
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