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dataRetrieval (version 2.7.5)

Retrieval Functions for USGS and EPA Hydrologic and Water Quality Data

Description

Collection of functions to help retrieve U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water quality and hydrology data from web services. USGS web services are discovered from National Water Information System (NWIS) and . Both EPA and USGS water quality data are obtained from the Water Quality Portal .

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install.packages('dataRetrieval')

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2.7.5

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CC0

Maintainer

Laura DeCicco

Last Published

June 5th, 2019

Functions in dataRetrieval (2.7.5)

importWQP

Basic Water Quality Portal Data parser
constructNWISURL

Construct NWIS url for data retrieval
importWaterML2

Parse the WaterML2 timeseries portion of a waterML2 file
pCodeToName

Data to convert USGS parameter code to characteristic names
importWaterML1

Function to return data from the NWISWeb WaterML1.1 service
readNGWMNdata

import data from the National Groundwater Monitoring Network http://cida.usgs.gov/ngwmn/.
readNWISgwl

Groundwater level measurements retrieval from USGS (NWIS)
parameterCdFile

List of USGS parameter codes
readNWISdv

Daily Value USGS NWIS Data Retrieval
readNWISmeas

Surface-water measurement data retrieval from USGS (NWIS)
readNWISpCode

USGS Parameter Data Retrieval
readNGWMNlevels

Retrieve groundwater levels from the National Ground Water Monitoring Network http://cida.usgs.gov/ngwmn/.
readNGWMNsites

Retrieve site data from the National Ground Water Monitoring Network http://cida.usgs.gov/ngwmn/.
readNWISuse

Water use data retrieval from USGS (NWIS)
readNWISstat

Site statistics retrieval from USGS (NWIS)
readNWISrating

Rating table for an active USGS streamgage retrieval
readNWISsite

USGS Site File Data Retrieval
zeroPad

Pad string with leading zeros
stateCdLookup

State code look up
renameNWISColumns

renameColumns
setAccess

Set data endpoint
stateCd

US State Code Lookup Table
whatWQPsamples

Site Data Import from Water Quality Portal
whatWQPdata

Data Available from Water Quality Portal
readNWISpeak

Peak flow data from USGS (NWIS)
importRDB1

Function to return data from the NWIS RDB 1.0 format
readNWISqw

Raw Data Import for USGS NWIS QW Data
getQuerySummary

getting header information from a WQP query
importNGWMN

Function to return data from the National Ground Water Monitoring Network waterML2 format
getWebServiceData

Function to return data from web services
readNWISdots

Format and organize NWIS arguments that are passed in as ....
readNWISdata

General Data Import from NWIS
readNWISuv

Instantaneous value data retrieval from USGS (NWIS)
readWQPdots

Format and organize WQP arguments that are passed in as ....
readWQPdata

General Data Import from Water Quality Portal
whatNWISdata

USGS data availability
readWQPqw

Raw Data Import for Water Quality Portal
whatNWISsites

Site Data Import from NWIS
checkWQPdates

Date Check for Water Quality Portal
addWaterYear

add a water year column
countyCd

US County Code Lookup Table
constructUseURL

Construct URL for NWIS water use data service
countyCdLookup

County code look up
convertLists

convert variables in dots to usable format
dataRetrieval

Retrieval functions for USGS and EPA data
calcWaterYear

Extract WY from a date
constructWQPURL

Construct WQP url for data retrieval