getRawQWData.Rd

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

  \item{ParameterCd}{string USGS parameter code.  This is
  usually an 5 digit number. Multiple parameter codes can
  be inputted with a ';' separator.  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 <- getRawQWData('01594440','01075', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31')
rawSampleAll <- getRawQWData('05114000','', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31')
rawSampleSelect <- getRawQWData('05114000',c('00915','00931'), '1985-01-01', '1985-04-30', interactive=FALSE)
}
\keyword{USGS}
\keyword{data}
\keyword{import}
\keyword{service}
\keyword{web}