Connects Claude to the USGS National Water Information System, giving you programmatic access to real-time and historical water data across thousands of monitoring sites. Part of the Pipeworx gateway ecosystem, which wraps 853+ data sources behind a unified MCP interface. You can call tools directly or use the ask_pipeworx function to query in plain English and let the gateway route your request to the right endpoint. Useful when you need stream flow rates, groundwater levels, water quality measurements, or any other hydrological data maintained by USGS. The streamable-http transport means you can add it to Claude Desktop or any MCP client with a single URL.
USGS Water Services (NWIS) MCP.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 853+ live data sources.
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Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"usgs-water": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-water/mcp"
}
}
}
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 853+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Usgs Water data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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