# DamWatch USA

> Public, unofficial U.S. dam atlas, learning center, source directory, REST API, RSS/Atom publisher, and read-only MCP server.

Canonical: https://dam.platphormnews.com
Version: 1.0.0
Creator and author: Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz)
Publisher: PlatPhorm News
License and attribution: https://dam.platphormnews.com/license

## Use this service for
- Curated educational profiles of landmark U.S. dams, failures, and removals.
- Bounded, paged live queries to the public USACE National Inventory of Dams FeatureServer.
- Finding official, research, and community dam-data sources with cautions.
- Learning hazard potential, condition, ownership, regulation, hydropower, safety, and removal concepts.

## Key routes
- Map: https://dam.platphormnews.com/
- Sources: https://dam.platphormnews.com/resources
- FAQ: https://dam.platphormnews.com/faq
- About: https://dam.platphormnews.com/about
- License: https://dam.platphormnews.com/license
- Docs: https://dam.platphormnews.com/docs
- API: https://dam.platphormnews.com/api/dams
- Network evidence: https://dam.platphormnews.com/api/network-status
- OpenAPI: https://dam.platphormnews.com/openapi.yaml
- MCP: https://dam.platphormnews.com/api/mcp
- RSS: https://dam.platphormnews.com/rss.xml

## Safety
This service is not an official record, regulator, monitoring system, or emergency alert service. Verify safety-critical information with the owner, regulator, and local emergency authorities. Hazard potential is not failure probability or condition.