Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) Repository - LAGOS-US
EDI data repository hosting the LAGOS-US lake research platform (location, water quality, networks, and Landsat-derived estimates) for 479,950 US lakes/reservoirs, with downloadable data packages and PASTA REST API.
portal.edirepository.org
At a glance
- Region
- United States (North America)
- Coverage
- Conterminous United States
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Lake water quality
- Limnology
- Remote sensing
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Hotspots and trends
Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.
Because it has: Lake water quality
- 02
Compliance checks
Compare samples against drinking water and discharge standards.
- 03
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Risk maps
Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.
- 02
Anomaly alerts
Catch sudden spikes in sensor or lab data automatically.
- 03
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
PASTA REST API at pasta.lternet.edu for data-package access
Licence: Open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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