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Returns a list of sites from the NWIS web service. This function gets the data from: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/docs/site-service/. Mapper format is used

Usage

whatNWISsites(...)

Arguments

...

see https://waterservices.usgs.gov/docs/site-service/ for a complete list of options. A list (or lists) can also be supplied.

Value

A data frame with at least the following columns:

NameTypeDescription
agency_cdcharacterThe NWIS code for the agency reporting the data
site_nocharacterThe USGS site number
station_nmcharacterStation name
site_tp_cdcharacterSite type code
dec_lat_vanumericDecimal latitude
dec_long_vanumericDecimal longitude
queryTimePOSIXctQuery time

There are also several useful attributes attached to the data frame:

NameTypeDescription
urlcharacterThe url used to generate the data
queryTimePOSIXctThe time the data was returned

Examples

# \donttest{

siteListPhos <- whatNWISsites(stateCd = "OH", parameterCd = "00665")
#> GET: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/site/?stateCd=OH&parameterCd=00665&format=mapper
oneSite <- whatNWISsites(sites = "05114000")
#> GET: https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/site/?sites=05114000&format=mapper
# }