`lake_level_search`

Pack: water-levels · 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/lake_level_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find lakes, seas and reservoirs monitored by satellite altimetry, by name, country or continent. Returns each water body with its target id, country, and whether it is a natural lake or a managed reservoir. Use to discover which inland water bodies have level data before asking for measurements.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Name fragment, country, or continent — e.g. “Victoria”, “Kazakhstan”, “Africa”.
`limit`	number	no	Maximum results (default 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Kenya"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('lake_level_search', {
  "query": "Kenya"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Africa"
}

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 water-levels pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

lake_level_search