ch_get_wscstation: Reads station information from a data file produced by ECDE
Description
Retrieves station information for an individual Water Survey of Canada site, based on stationID;
adds a text string at position 21 that combines key elements for a title.
Usage
ch_get_wscstation(stnID, metadata = NULL)
Value
Returns a line from a data frame with 21 variables
Station
StationID
StationName
Station Name
HYDStatus
Active or Discontinued
Prov
Province
Latitude
Longitude
DrainageArea
Area in km\(^2\)
Years
# of years with data
From
Start Year
To
End Year
Reg.
Regulated or natural
Flow
if TRUE/Yes flow data is available
Level
if TRUE/Yes water level data is available
Sed
if TRUE/Yes sediment data is available
OperSched
Current operation schedule- Continuous or Seasonal
RealTime
if TRUE/Yes real itme data exists
RHBN
if TRUE/Yes is in the reference hydrologic basin network
Region
WSC Region
Datum
Datum used
Operator
Agency responsible for collecting data
Station_lname
Added field combining StationID, StationName, Province and if station is RHBN an * is added
Arguments
stnID
A Water Survey of Canada station number
metadata
a data frame of station information from ECDataExplorer. The data frame HYDAT_list is supplied with this package.