Beach Detail Information
The dataset includes the specific information associated with the California beaches. It includes the USEPA unique beach identifier, the county and the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the regulatory agency associated with each beach.
Data dictionary
Field definitions supplied by the publishing agency in CKAN.
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeachName_id | numeric | BeachName_id | — |
| Agency_Name | text | Agency_Name | — |
| Beach_Name | text | Beach_Name | — |
| Description | text | Description | — |
| BeachType | text | BeachType | — |
| Beach Length | numeric | Beach Length | — |
| AttendanceWinter | numeric | AttendanceWinter | — |
| AttendanceSummer | numeric | AttendanceSummer | — |
| NearestCityName | text | NearestCityName | — |
| WaterBodyName | text | WaterBodyName | — |
| WaterBodyClass | text | WaterBodyClass | — |
| AB411Beach | text | AB411Beach | — |
| USEPAID | text | USEPAID | — |
| BeachAccess | text | BeachAccess | — |
| SwimSeasonLength | numeric | SwimSeasonLength | — |
| WaterBodyType | text | WaterBodyType | — |
| WaterShedName | text | WaterShedName | — |
| Beach_UpperLat | numeric | Beach_UpperLat | — |
| Beach_ UpperLon | numeric | Beach_ UpperLon | — |
| Beach_LowerLat | numeric | Beach_LowerLat | — |
| Beach_LowerLon | numeric | Beach_LowerLon | — |
| County | text | County | — |
| User_id | numeric | User_id | — |
| Status | text | Status | — |
| CountAsBeach | numeric | CountAsBeach | — |
Resource details
| Format | CSV |
|---|---|
| Size | 149 KB |
| Rows | 576 |
| Last updated | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Part of | Beach Advisories (Postings and Closures) and Beach Water Quality Monitoring |
CKAN Data API
Access resource data through the CKAN DataStore API. The examples below use this resource's ID.
Endpoints
The Data API provides these actions. Creating or updating records requires appropriate permissions; the query actions read public DataStore records.
| Create | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_create |
|---|---|
| Update / insert | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_upsert |
| Query | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search |
| Query via SQL | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql |
Query examples
"https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=fcbc9250-06e3-437d-b0c6-3cc5ddde93fc&limit=5""https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=fcbc9250-06e3-437d-b0c6-3cc5ddde93fc&q=jones""https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT%20%2A%20FROM%20%22fcbc9250-06e3-437d-b0c6-3cc5ddde93fc%22%20LIMIT%205"SQL queries depend on whether SQL search is enabled by the portal.
OData query
Use the resource's OData URL and its field names for paging, selecting columns, or filtering rows.
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$top=5
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$skip=5&$top=5
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$select=FIELD_NAME&$filter=FIELD_NAME eq 'VALUE'Replace ODATA_RESOURCE_URL, FIELD_NAME, and VALUE with the details for the selected resource. See the OData query options guide (opens in a new tab) for more examples.
Use the API in code
JavaScript (JSONP)
var data = { resource_id: 'fcbc9250-06e3-437d-b0c6-3cc5ddde93fc', limit: 5, q: 'jones' };
$.ajax({
url: 'https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search',
data: data,
dataType: 'jsonp',
success: function (response) {
console.log(response.result.total, response.result.records);
}
});Python
import json
from urllib.request import urlopen
url = 'https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=fcbc9250-06e3-437d-b0c6-3cc5ddde93fc&limit=5'
with urlopen(url) as response:
result = json.load(response)['result']
print(result['total'], result['records'])For parameters and response fields, see the CKAN DataStore documentation (opens in a new tab).