← UK River Levels, Flow & Rainfall
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Gauges near a point
River level, flow, rainfall and groundwater stations within a radius (default 10 km, max 25) of a postcode or point, nearest first.
Gauges near a point Free
River level, flow, rainfall and groundwater stations within a radius (default 10 km, max 25) of a postcode or point, nearest first.
- cost
- Free then $0.002 / call
- MCP tool
- uk-rivers__stations-near
- method
- GET
Free up to 100 calls a day over MCP (500 with a free key), then $0.002 per call by card credit or USDC. Free key · Pay by card
GET https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-rivers/stations-near
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| postcode? | string | UK postcode (or give lat and lng) |
| lat? | string | Latitude |
| lng? | string | Longitude |
| type? | string | level | flow | rainfall | groundwater |
| radius_km? | integer | Radius in km (default 10) |
| limit? | integer | Max results (default 25) |
# free: send a free key from https://fourzerotwo.si/free curl -H "X-API-Key: fzt_…" "https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-rivers/stations-near" # no key: returns 402 with the price, for x402 agents curl -i "https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-rivers/stations-near"
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Use it from an AI agent (MCP)
Add the server once, then ask for this data in plain English. The agent finds the endpoint with search_apis and runs it with call_api.
{
"mcpServers": {
"fourzerotwo": { "type": "http", "url": "https://fourzerotwo.si/mcp" }
}
}
# the call the agent makes
call_api {"tool": "uk-rivers__stations-near", "arguments": {"postcode":"OX1 1DP","type":"flow","radius_km":10,"limit":10}}
More from UK River Levels, Flow & Rainfall
- Find gauges by name — Search hydrology stations by station or river name.
- Gauge details — One station: river, location, catchment area, date opened and its measures.
- Latest reading — The latest reading for each measure of a type (level, flow, rainfall or groundwater) at a station.
- Recent readings — Recent 15-minute readings (or daily means) for one type at a station, up to 7 days, newest first.
- Rainfall near a point — The nearest rain gauges to a postcode or point with their latest rainfall totals.
This uses Environment Agency hydrology data from the real-time data API (Beta), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.