`find_sites`

Pack: usgs-water · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/find_sites for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Discover active USGS gauge sites in a US state that are currently reporting a given parameter (real-time). Returns sites with their latest reading; useful for finding which gauges are live in a region. Can match many sites, so results are capped. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`state`	string	yes	2-letter US state code, e.g. “co”, “ca”, “tx”.
`parameter_code`	string	no	USGS parameter code (default “00060” = discharge/streamflow).
`limit`	number	no	Max sites to return (default 30, max 60).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "state": "co"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-water/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"find_sites","arguments":{"state":"co"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('find_sites', {
  "state": "co"
});

More examples

{
  "state": "ca",
  "parameter_code": "00010",
  "limit": 50
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the usgs-water pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usgs-water": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-water/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

find_sites