retrieveWQPqwData.Rd

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\name{retrieveWQPqwData}
\alias{retrieveWQPqwData}
\title{Raw Data Import for USGS NWIS Water Quality Data}
\usage{
retrieveWQPqwData(siteNumber, parameterCd, startDate, endDate,
  interactive = TRUE)
}
\arguments{
\item{siteNumber}{string USGS site number.  This is usually an 8 digit number}

\item{parameterCd}{vector of USGS 5-digit parameter code or string of characteristicNames. Leaving this blank will return all of the measured values during the specified time period.}

\item{startDate}{string starting date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.}

\item{endDate}{string ending date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.}

\item{interactive}{logical Option for interactive mode.  If true, there is user interaction for error handling and data checks.}
}
\value{
retval dataframe with first column dateTime, and at least one qualifier and value columns
(subsequent qualifier/value columns could follow depending on requested parameter codes)
}
\description{
Imports data from NWIS web service. This function gets the data from here: \url{http://www.waterqualitydata.us}
A list of parameter codes can be found here: \url{http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/pmcodes/}
A list of statistic codes can be found here: \url{http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/help/?read_file=stat&format=table}
}
\examples{
# These examples require an internet connection to run
rawSample <- retrieveWQPqwData('USGS-01594440','01075', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31')
rawSampleAll <- retrieveWQPqwData('USGS-05114000','', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31')
rawSampleSelect <- retrieveWQPqwData('USGS-05114000',c('00915','00931'), '1985-01-01', '1985-04-30')
rawStoret <- retrieveWQPqwData('WIDNR_WQX-10032762','Specific conductance', '', '')
}
\keyword{USGS}
\keyword{data}
\keyword{import}
\keyword{service}
\keyword{web}