Imports data from NWIS daily web service. This function gets the data from here:
https://waterservices.usgs.gov/docs/dv-service/daily-values-service-details/
Inputs to this function are just USGS site ids, USGS parameter codes,
USGS statistic codes, and start and end date. For a more complex query, use readNWISdata,
with an argument service = "dv".
Data coming the daily web services are aggregates of the instantaneous
(sensor) web services. Not all statistical codes are available for all data.
Use the function whatNWISdata to discover what data
is available for a USGS site. The column data_type_cd with the values "dv"
returned from whatNWISdata) are available from this service.
Arguments
- siteNumbers
character USGS site number. This is usually an 8 digit number. Multiple sites can be requested with a character vector.
- parameterCd
character of USGS parameter code(s). This is usually an 5 digit number.
- startDate
character starting date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Default is "" which indicates retrieval for the earliest possible record. Date arguments are always specified in local time.
- endDate
character ending date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Default is "" which indicates retrieval for the latest possible record. Date arguments are always specified in local time.
- statCd
character USGS statistic code. This is usually 5 digits. Daily mean (00003) is the default.
Value
A data frame with the following columns:
| Name | Type | Description |
| agency | character | The NWIS code for the agency reporting the data |
| site | character | The USGS site number |
| Date | Date | The date of the value |
| code | character | Any codes that qualify the corresponding value |
| value | numeric | The numeric value for the parameter |
Note that code and value are repeated for the parameters requested. The names are of the form X_D_P_S, where X is literal, D is an option description of the parameter, P is the parameter code, and S is the statistic code (if applicable).
There are also several useful attributes attached to the data frame:
| Name | Type | Description |
| url | character | The url used to generate the data |
| siteInfo | data.frame | A data frame containing information on the requested sites |
| variableInfo | data.frame | A data frame containing information on the requested parameters |
| statisticInfo | data.frame | A data frame containing information on the requested statistics on the data |
| queryTime | POSIXct | The time the data was returned |
Details
More information on the web service can be found here: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/test-tools, choosing the "Daily Value Service".
Examples
site_id <- "04085427"
startDate <- "2012-01-01"
endDate <- "2012-06-30"
pCode <- "00060"
# \donttest{
rawDailyQ <- readNWISdv(site_id, pCode, startDate, endDate)
#> GET: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site=04085427&format=waterml,1.1&ParameterCd=00060&StatCd=00003&startDT=2012-01-01&endDT=2012-06-30
rawDailyQAndTempMeanMax <- readNWISdv(site_id, c("00010", "00060"),
startDate, endDate,
statCd = c("00001", "00003")
)
#> GET: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site=04085427&format=waterml,1.1&ParameterCd=00010,00060&StatCd=00001,00003&startDT=2012-01-01&endDT=2012-06-30
rawDailyQAndTempMeanMax <- renameNWISColumns(rawDailyQAndTempMeanMax)
rawDailyMultiSites <- readNWISdv(c("01491000", "01645000"), c("00010", "00060"),
startDate, endDate,
statCd = c("00001", "00003")
)
#> GET: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site=01491000,01645000&format=waterml,1.1&ParameterCd=00010,00060&StatCd=00001,00003&startDT=2012-01-01&endDT=2012-06-30
# Site with no data:
x <- readNWISdv("10258500", "00060", "2014-09-08", "2014-09-14")
#> GET: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site=10258500&format=waterml,1.1&ParameterCd=00060&StatCd=00003&startDT=2014-09-08&endDT=2014-09-14
names(attributes(x))
#> [1] "names" "row.names" "url" "siteInfo"
#> [5] "variableInfo" "disclaimer" "statisticInfo" "queryTime"
#> [9] "class"
attr(x, "siteInfo")
#> station_nm site_no agency_cd timeZoneOffset
#> 1 PALM CYN C NR PALM SPRINGS CA 10258500 USGS -08:00
#> timeZoneAbbreviation dec_lat_va dec_lon_va srs siteTypeCd hucCd
#> 1 PST 33.74502 -116.5356 EPSG:4326 ST 18100201
#> stateCd countyCd network
#> 1 06 06065 NWIS
attr(x, "variableInfo")
#> variableCode variableName variableDescription
#> 1 00060 Streamflow, ft³/s Discharge, cubic feet per second
#> valueType param_unit options noDataValue
#> 1 Derived Value ft3/s Mean NA
site <- "05212700"
notActive <- readNWISdv(site, "00060", "2014-01-01", "2014-01-07")
#> GET: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site=05212700&format=waterml,1.1&ParameterCd=00060&StatCd=00003&startDT=2014-01-01&endDT=2014-01-07
# }