dataRetrieval (version 2.5.1)

readNWISpCode: USGS Parameter Data Retrieval

Description

Imports data from NWIS about meaured parameter based on user-supplied parameter code or codes. This function gets the data from here: http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/pmcodes

Usage

readNWISpCode(parameterCd)

Arguments

parameterCd

character of USGS parameter codes (or multiple parameter codes). These are 5 digit number codes, more information can be found here: http://help.waterdata.usgs.gov/. To get a complete list of all current parameter codes in the USGS, use "all" as the input.

Value

parameterData data frame with the following information:

Name	Type
Description	parameter_cd
character	5-digit USGS parameter code
parameter_group_nm	character
USGS parameter group name	parameter_nm
character	USGS parameter name
casrn	character
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number	srsname
character	Substance Registry Services Name
parameter_units	character
Parameter units	Name

See Also

importRDB1

Examples

paramINFO <- readNWISpCode(c('01075','00060','00931'))