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USGS Water Data OGC API — Monitoring Locations

USGS Water Data OGC API — Monitoring Locations. 2 operations. Lead operation: Query Monitoring Locations. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Us Geological Survey business surface.

Run with Naftiko Us Geological SurveyMonitoring Locations

What You Can Do

GET
Querymonitoringlocations — Query Monitoring Locations
/v1/collections/monitoring-locations/items
GET
Getmonitoringlocation — Get Monitoring Location
/v1/collections/monitoring-locations/items/{featureid}

MCP Tools

query-monitoring-locations

Query Monitoring Locations

read-only idempotent
get-monitoring-location

Get Monitoring Location

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: USGS Water Data OGC API — Monitoring Locations
  description: 'USGS Water Data OGC API — Monitoring Locations. 2 operations. Lead operation: Query Monitoring Locations.
    Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Us Geological Survey business surface.'
  tags:
  - Us Geological Survey
  - Monitoring Locations
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    US_GEOLOGICAL_SURVEY_API_KEY: US_GEOLOGICAL_SURVEY_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations
    baseUri: https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0
    description: USGS Water Data OGC API — Monitoring Locations business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: collections-monitoring-locations-items
      path: /collections/monitoring-locations/items
      operations:
      - name: querymonitoringlocations
        method: GET
        description: Query Monitoring Locations
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: monitoringLocationIdentifier
          in: query
          type: string
          description: USGS monitoring location identifier
        - name: monitoringLocationType
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Type of monitoring location (e.g., Stream, Lake, Well)
        - name: stateCd
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Two-letter state abbreviation
        - name: countyCd
          in: query
          type: string
          description: County FIPS code
        - name: hucCd
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)
    - name: collections-monitoring-locations-items-featureId
      path: /collections/monitoring-locations/items/{featureId}
      operations:
      - name: getmonitoringlocation
        method: GET
        description: Get Monitoring Location
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: featureId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Unique feature identifier for the monitoring location
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: api_key
      value: '{{env.US_GEOLOGICAL_SURVEY_API_KEY}}'
      placement: query
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for USGS Water Data OGC API — Monitoring Locations. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
      operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/collections/monitoring-locations/items
      name: collections-monitoring-locations-items
      description: REST surface for collections-monitoring-locations-items.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: querymonitoringlocations
        description: Query Monitoring Locations
        call: usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations.querymonitoringlocations
        with:
          monitoringLocationIdentifier: rest.monitoringLocationIdentifier
          monitoringLocationType: rest.monitoringLocationType
          stateCd: rest.stateCd
          countyCd: rest.countyCd
          hucCd: rest.hucCd
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/collections/monitoring-locations/items/{featureid}
      name: collections-monitoring-locations-items-featureid
      description: REST surface for collections-monitoring-locations-items-featureId.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getmonitoringlocation
        description: Get Monitoring Location
        call: usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations.getmonitoringlocation
        with:
          featureId: rest.featureId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for USGS Water Data OGC API — Monitoring Locations. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
      through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: query-monitoring-locations
      description: Query Monitoring Locations
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations.querymonitoringlocations
      with:
        monitoringLocationIdentifier: tools.monitoringLocationIdentifier
        monitoringLocationType: tools.monitoringLocationType
        stateCd: tools.stateCd
        countyCd: tools.countyCd
        hucCd: tools.hucCd
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-monitoring-location
      description: Get Monitoring Location
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usgs-water-data-monitoring-locations.getmonitoringlocation
      with:
        featureId: tools.featureId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.