Water Features (USGS NHD)

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USGS National Hydrography Dataset for water feature setback analysis.

What is Water Features (USGS NHD)?

Access USGS National Hydrography Dataset to identify streams, rivers, lakes, and other water features for setback requirement analysis and water sourcing for oil & gas operations.

Available Tools

queryAtPoint
Query water features at a specific coordinate
queryInBbox
Query water features within a bounding box (flowlines or waterbodies)
getServiceInfo
Get NHD service metadata and available layers

Requirements

ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS
Set to 'true' to enable environmental connectors

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect Water Features (USGS NHD) to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect Water Features (USGS NHD) to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting Water Features (USGS NHD) to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"Water Features (USGS NHD)-MCP": {
  "url": "https://...patchops.ai/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using Cambria-MCP:

"Cambria-MCP": {
  "url": "https://cambria.patchops.ai/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}