Getting more parameters than I specified
Created by: UserFeb2016
Hello- I am using the dataRetrieval package to pull data for around 1500 sites. My parameter list consists of "00060","00065","62610","62611","62614","62615","63158","63160","72020". Earlier I was pulling the data for all sites in one go but I was getting the error 'URI too large'. As you suggested I tried 500 at a time and it worked. For the first set of sites, the data set I am getting has 45 variables. I am not sure why. I have 9 parameters so I should get 9 variables (?). However, I am getting additional columns such as NURF.DISCHARGE, STRUCTURE.DISCHARGE, PORT.FLOW, MAIN.GATES, TO.COMPUTE.GH, ORLANDO.DATA, INDEX.VELOCITY ...etc. These additional columns have NAs for some sites and have values for others. For the second of sites, I am getting 26 variables. What do these additional columns represent? Can I delete them? I am using stat_cd 00011. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!