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Intro
The API provide real-time water level and flow (discharge) data collected at over 1900 hydrometric stations across Canada and historical water level and flow (discharge) data collected at over 7700 hydrometric stations across Canada covering rivers and lakes.
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API endpoint
https://watercanada.littleserver.org
Get the list of stations
/stations?key={KEY}
Parameter
Type
Description
KEY
String
Use the key received in the email
Example :
https://watercanada.littleserver.org/stations?key={KEY}
Get a station details
/station/{STATION_ID}?key={KEY}
Parameter
Type
Description
STATION_ID
String
Station id, Id returned by the previous request
KEY
String
Use the key received in the email
Example :
https://watercanada.littleserver.org/station/02OA016?key={KEY}
Get Primary level
/station/{STATION_ID}/primarylevel/?startDate={START_DATE}&endDate={END_DATE}&resultType={RESULT_TYPE}&key={KEY}
Parameter
Type
Format
Description
STATION_ID
String
(ex : 02OA016)
Station id
START_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date from which we want the data
END_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date to which we want the data
RESULT_TYPE
String
Possible value : stats, history, all
Type of data returned. History is for real time values and stats is for agregated values (average, max, min...
KEY
String
Alphanumeric
Use the key received in the email
Example :
https://watercanada.littleserver.org/station/02OA016/primarylevel/?startDate=2022-06-25&endDate=2022-06-27&resultType=history&key={KEY}
Get Secondary level
/station/{STATION_ID}/secondarylevel/?startDate={START_DATE}&endDate={END_DATE}&resultType={RESULT_TYPE}&key={KEY}
Parameter
Type
Format
Description
STATION_ID
String
(ex : 02OA016)
Station id
START_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date from which we want the data
END_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date to which we want the data
RESULT_TYPE
String
Possible value : stats, history, all
Type of data returned. History is for real time values and stats is for agregated values (average, max, min...
KEY
String
Alphanumeric
Use the key received in the email
Example :
https://watercanada.littleserver.org/station/02OA016/secondarylevel/?startDate=2022-06-25&endDate=2022-06-27&resultType=history&key={KEY}
Flow
/station/{STATION_ID}/flow/?startDate={START_DATE}&endDate={END_DATE}&resultType={RESULT_TYPE}&key={KEY}
Parameter
Type
Format
Description
STATION_ID
String
(ex : 02OA016)
Station id
START_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date from which we want the data
END_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date to which we want the data
RESULT_TYPE
String
Possible value : stats, history, all
Type of data returned. History is for real time values and stats is for agregated values (average, max, min...
KEY
String
Alphanumeric
Use the key received in the email
Example :
https://watercanada.littleserver.org/station/02OA016/flow/?startDate=2022-06-25&endDate=2022-06-27&resultType=history&key={KEY}
Temperature
/station/{STATION_ID}/temperature/?startDate={START_DATE}&endDate={END_DATE}&resultType={RESULT_TYPE}&key={KEY}
Parameter
Type
Format
Description
STATION_ID
String
(ex : 02OA016)
Station id
START_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date from which we want the data
END_DATE
String
AAAA-mm-jj
Inclusive date to which we want the data
RESULT_TYPE
String
Possible value : stats, history, all
Type of data returned. History is for real time values and stats is for agregated values (average, max, min...
KEY
String
Alphanumeric
Use the key received in the email
Example :
https://watercanada.littleserver.org/station/02OA016/temperature/?startDate=2022-06-25&endDate=2022-06-27&resultType=history&key={KEY}