# mcp-usgs-water

> mcp-usgs-water — pipeworx-io-mcp-usgs-water. Use this tool when you need to access USGS water data, such as streamflow, water quality, and groundwater levels, to solve problems related to water resource management, research, and monitoring. It provides an interface to retrieve and analyze water data from the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS). Input parameters include location, data type, and time period, with outputs in various formats for further analysis and visualization.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usgs-water  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usgs-water

## Description

USGS Water Services (NWIS) MCP.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-26

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-usgs-water)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "pipeworx-io-mcp-usgs-water"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usgs-water` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usgs-water/pull`

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