constructWQPURL: Construct WQP url for data retrieval

In dataRetrieval: Retrieval Functions for USGS and EPA Hydrology and Water Quality Data

Construct WQP url for data retrieval

Description

Construct WQP url for data retrieval. This function gets the data from here: https://www.waterqualitydata.us

Usage

constructWQPURL(siteNumbers, parameterCd, startDate, endDate, zip = TRUE)

Arguments

siteNumbers	string or vector of strings USGS site number. This is usually an 8 digit number
parameterCd	string or vector of USGS parameter code. This is usually an 5 digit number.
startDate	character starting date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Default is "" which indicates retrieval for the earliest possible record.
endDate	character ending date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Default is "" which indicates retrieval for the latest possible record.
zip	logical to request data via downloading zip file. Default set to TRUE.

Value

url string

Examples

site_id <- "01594440"
startDate <- "1985-01-01"
endDate <- ""
pCode <- c("00060", "00010")
url_wqp <- constructWQPURL(
  paste("USGS", site_id, sep = "-"),
  c("01075", "00029", "00453"),
  startDate, endDate
)
url_wqp
charNames <- c(
  "Temperature",
  "Temperature, sample",
  "Temperature, water",
  "Temperature, water, deg F"
)
obs_url_orig <- constructWQPURL(
  siteNumbers = c(
    "IIDFG-41WSSPAHS",
    "USGS-02352560"
  ),
  parameterCd = charNames,
  startDate, ""
)
obs_url_orig

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