# USGS latest river and stream readings

Most recent reading at USGS water monitoring stations: streamflow (parameter 00060, cubic feet per second), gage height (00065, feet), water temperature. Takes monitoring location id, bbox, parameter code and more, all optional.

Most recent reading at USGS water monitoring stations: streamflow (parameter 00060, cubic feet per second), gage height (00065, feet), water temperature (00010), turbidity and more. Give one station id or a bounding box. Use it to check whether a river is high or low right now, for flood, logistics or outdoor planning. Find station ids with usgs/water-monitoring-locations. The time window hides stations that stopped reporting. US only; readings are provisional.

- Tool ID: `usgs/water-latest-readings`
- Provider: [USGS](/providers/usgs.md)
- Capability: [Knowledge & research](/tools/knowledge.md)
- Price: no charge per call
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

No charge per call. A workspace is still needed so your agent can call it.


```json
{
  "model": "per_call",
  "amountUsd": 0
}
```

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "monitoring_location_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9]{2,12}-[A-Za-z0-9]{2,20}$",
      "description": "Station id, e.g. 'USGS-01646500'"
    },
    "bbox": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^-?[0-9]{1,3}(\\.[0-9]+)?,-?[0-9]{1,2}(\\.[0-9]+)?,-?[0-9]{1,3}(\\.[0-9]+)?,-?[0-9]{1,2}(\\.[0-9]+)?$",
      "description": "Bounding box as west,south,east,north in decimal degrees, e.g. '-122.6,37.5,-122.2,37.9'"
    },
    "parameter_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{5}$",
      "description": "USGS parameter code, e.g. '00060' (streamflow) or '00065' (gage height)"
    },
    "time": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^P[0-9]{1,3}D$",
      "default": "P7D",
      "description": "Keep readings newer than this ISO 8601 duration, e.g. 'P2D' for two days"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Readings to return, e.g. 10"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "required": [
        "monitoring_location_id"
      ]
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "bbox"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "usgs/water-latest-readings",
  "input": {
    "monitoring_location_id": "USGS-01646500",
    "parameter_code": "00060",
    "limit": 2
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

Licence: US Government public data (USGS, public domain).

Attribution: Data from the U.S. Geological Survey Water Data APIs.

[Provider documentation](https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/ogcapi/)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/usgs/water-latest-readings) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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