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  • \name{getSTORETSampleData}
    \alias{getSTORETSampleData}
    \title{Import Sample Data for WRTDS}
    \usage{
      getSTORETSampleData(siteNumber, characteristicName,
        StartDate, EndDate, interactive = TRUE)
    }
    \arguments{
      \item{siteNumber}{string site number.  If USGS, it should
      be in the form :'USGS-XXXXXXXXX...'}
    
      \item{characteristicName}{string}
    
      \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{
      Sample dataframe
    }
    \description{
      Imports data from NWIS web service. This function gets
      the data from here: \url{http://qwwebservices.usgs.gov/}
      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}
      For raw data, use getQWData.  This function will retrieve
      the raw data, and compress it (summing constituents). See
      chapter 7 of the EGRET user guide for more details.
    }
    \examples{
    # These examples require an internet connection to run
    Sample_01075 <- getSTORETSampleData('USGS-01594440','Chloride', '', '', interactive=FALSE)
    Sample_All <- getSTORETSampleData('WIDNR_WQX-10032762','Specific conductance', '', '', interactive=FALSE)
    }
    \seealso{
      \code{\link{compressData}},
      \code{\link{populateSampleColumns}}
    }
    \keyword{data}
    \keyword{import}
    
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    \keyword{USGS}
    \keyword{WRTDS}