water_get_readings

MCP tool from Usgs Water MCP Server by cyanheads

Get the latest instantaneous values (~15 min real-time) for up to 100 USGS sites.

How to use it

Project documentation lists water_get_readings for the Usgs Water MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Usgs Water MCP Server

$docker run --rm -p 3010:3010 usgs-water-mcp-server

FULL USGS WATER MCP SERVER LISTING

Other tools in Usgs Water MCP Server (6)

water_dataframe_describe

List tables and columns staged on a DataCanvas by watergetseries or waterfindsites.

water_dataframe_query

Run a read-only SQL SELECT against the time-series and site tables staged by watergetseries and waterfindsites.

water_find_sites

Find USGS monitoring sites by bounding box, state, county, or HUC watershed. Filter by site type and parameter availability. Large match sets spill to DataCanvas.

water_get_conditions

Get current hydrologic conditions ranked against the full period-of-record percentile statistics.

water_get_series

Get a time series of daily or instantaneous values for a site over a date range. Large ranges spill to DataCanvas.

water_list_parameters

Static lookup of well-known USGS parameter codes with names, units, and domain. No network call.