Location Class

Detailed Documentation

Example Usage

General

Location objects are named objects that indicate sites with which information is associated. They may include geodetic and/or organizational information.

Required Information

  • name

Optional Information

  • latitude

  • longitude

  • horizontal datum

  • elevation

  • vertical datum

  • time zone

  • office

  • kind

Notes

The only information required for a location is it’s name. Location names comprise a base location name and an optional sub-location name. If the name is hyphenated, the portion before the first hyphen is the base location name and the portion after the first hyphen is the sub-location name.

If vertical datum is specified and can’t be interpreted as NGVD-29 or NAVD-88, it will be set to OTHER

If office is specified, it is normally the CWMS office ID for the locaiton

If kind is specified, it must be one of the following (case-insensitive):

  • BASIN

  • EMBANKMENT

  • ENTITY

  • GATE

  • LOCK

  • OUTLET

  • OVERFLOW

  • PROJECT

  • PUMP

  • SITE

  • STREAM

  • STREAM_GAGE

  • STREAM_LOCATION

  • STREAM_REACH

  • TURBINE

  • WEATHER_GAGE