dataRetrieval (version 2.0.1)

readNWISsite: USGS Site File Data Retrieval

Description

Imports data from USGS site file site. This function gets data from here: http://waterservices.usgs.gov/

Usage

readNWISsite(siteNumbers)

Arguments

siteNumbers

character USGS site number (or multiple sites). This is usually an 8 digit number

Value

• A data frame with at least the following columns: lll{ Name Type Description agency_cd character The NWIS code for the agency reporting the data site_no character The USGS site number station_nm character Site name site_tp_cd character Site type lat_va numeric DMS latitude long_va numeric DMS longitude dec_lat_va numeric Decimal latitude dec_long_va numeric Decimal longitude coord_meth_cd character Latitude-longitude method coord_acy_cd character Latitude-longitude accuracy coord_datum_cd character Latitude-longitude datum dec_coord_datum_cd character Decimal Latitude-longitude datum district_cd character District code state_cd character State code county_cd character County code country_cd character Country code land_net_ds character Land net location description map_nm character Name of location map map_scale_fc character Scale of location map alt_va numeric Altitude of Gage/land surface alt_meth_cd character Method altitude determined alt_acy_va numeric Altitude accuracy alt_datum_cd character Altitude datum huc_cd character Hydrologic unit code basin_cd character Drainage basin code topo_cd character Topographic setting code instruments_cd character Flags for instruments at site construction_dt character Date of first construction inventory_dt character Date site established or inventoried drain_area_va numeric Drainage area contrib_drain_area_va numeric Contributing drainage area tz_cd character Time Zone abbreviation local_time_fg character Site honors Daylight Savings Time reliability_cd character Data reliability code gw_file_cd character Data-other GW files nat_aqfr_cd character National aquifer code aqfr_cd character Local aquifer code aqfr_type_cd character Local aquifer type code well_depth_va numeric Well depth hole_depth_va numeric Hole depth depth_src_cd character Source of depth data project_no character Project number } There are also several useful attributes attached to the data frame: lll{ Name Type Description url character The url used to generate the data queryTime POSIXct The time the data was returned comment character Header comments from the RDB file }

Examples

# These examples require an internet connection to run
siteINFO <- readNWISsite('05114000')
siteINFOMulti <- readNWISsite(c('05114000','09423350'))