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USGS Water Data

Functions to retrieve USGS Water Data.

read_waterdata_samples()
USGS Samples Data
read_waterdata_stats_por() read_waterdata_stats_daterange()
Get USGS daily data statistics
read_waterdata_daily()
Get USGS Daily Data
read_waterdata_continuous()
Get Continuous USGS Water Data
read_waterdata_ts_meta()
Get USGS Time Series Metadata
read_waterdata_monitoring_location()
Get USGS Monitoring Location Data
read_waterdata_latest_continuous()
Get Latest Continuous USGS Water Data
read_waterdata_latest_daily()
Get Latest USGS Daily Data
read_waterdata_latest_field_measurements()
Get Latest USGS Field Measurement Data
read_waterdata_field_measurements()
Get USGS Field Measurement Water Data
read_waterdata_parameter_codes()
Get USGS Parameter Code Information
read_waterdata_metadata()
Generalized USGS Water Meta Data API retrieval function
read_waterdata()
Generalized USGS Water Data API retrieval function
read_waterdata_channel()
Get USGS Channel Measurements
read_waterdata_field_meta()
Get USGS Field Measurement Metadata
read_waterdata_combined_meta()
Get USGS Monitoring Location Metadata
read_waterdata_ratings()
Get USGS Rating Curve Data
read_waterdata_peaks()
Get USGS Peak Data
summarize_waterdata_samples() summarize_USGS_samples()
USGS Samples Summary Data
check_waterdata_sample_params()
Check values from codeservice
get_monitoring_location_arguments()
Get Monitoring Location Arguments

RETIRED FUNCTIONS - Discontinue Using!

These functions will be removed after Feburary 22, 2027

readNWISdv()
Daily Value USGS NWIS Data Retrieval
readNWISuv()
Instantaneous value data retrieval from USGS (NWIS)
readNWISsite()
USGS Site File Data Retrieval
readNWISstat()
Site statistics retrieval from USGS (NWIS)
readNWISpCode()
USGS Parameter Data Retrieval
readNWISrating()
Rating table for an active USGS streamgage retrieval
readNWISpeak()
Peak flow data from USGS (NWIS)
readNWISdata()
General Data Import from NWIS
whatNWISsites()
Site Data Import from NWIS
whatNWISdata()
USGS data availability
create_NWIS_bib()
Create NWIS data citation
constructNWISURL()
Construct NWIS url for data retrieval
renameNWISColumns()
renameColumns

Water Quality Portal (WQP)

Functions to retrieve WQP data.

readWQPqw()
Raw Data Import for Water Quality Portal
readWQPdata()
General Data Import from Water Quality Portal
whatWQPsamples() whatWQPmetrics() whatWQPsites()
Site Data Import from Water Quality Portal
whatWQPdata()
Data Available from Water Quality Portal
readWQPsummary()
Summary of Data Available from Water Quality Portal
wqp_check_status()
Get WQP service metadata

National Ground-Water Monitoring Network

Functions to retrieve NGWMN data.

read_ngwmn_water_level()
Get NGWMN Water Level Data
read_ngwmn_sites()
Get NGWMN Site Data
read_ngwmn_providers()
Get NGWMN Provider Data
read_ngwmn_well_construction()
Get NGWMN Well Construction Data
read_ngwmn_lithology()
Get NGWMN Lithology Observations
read_ngwmn()
Generalized NGWMN API retrieval function

Network Linked Data Index

Functions to interface with the NLDI.

findNLDI()
R Client for the Network Linked Data Index
get_nldi_sources()
Get current NLDI offerings

Import data

Functions to import different data formats

importRDB1()
Function to return data from the NWIS RDB 1.0 format
importNGWMN()
Function to return data from the National Ground Water Monitoring Network waterML2 format
importWaterML1()
Function to return data from the NWISWeb WaterML1.1 service
importWaterML2()
Parse the WaterML2 timeseries portion of a waterML2 file
importWQP()
Basic Water Quality Portal Data parser

Helper functions

create_WQP_bib()
Create WQP data citation
calcWaterYear()
Extract WY from a date
addWaterYear()
add a water year column
setAccess()
Set data endpoint
countyCdLookup()
US county code look up
stateCdLookup()
State code look up
countyCd
US County Code Lookup Table
parameterCdFile
List of USGS parameter codes
stateCd
US State Code Lookup Table
zeroPad()
Pad string with leading zeros
dataRetrieval dataRetrieval-package
Retrieval functions for USGS and EPA data
pcode_to_name()
Parameter code to characteristic name
parse_WQP()
Convert WQP columns to correct types

Web query utilities

Functions to create web queries

constructWQPURL()
Construct WQP url for data retrieval
getQuerySummary()
getting header information from a WQP query
getWebServiceData()
Function to return data from web services
is_dataRetrieval_user()
Is this a dataRetrieval user
checkWQPdates()
Date Check for Water Quality Portal
get_ogc_params()
Get parameter descriptions