Construct WQP url for data retrieval
Construct WQP url for data retrieval. This function gets the data from here: https://www.waterqualitydata.us
constructWQPURL(siteNumbers, parameterCd, startDate, endDate, zip = TRUE)
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. |
url string
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_origPlease choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.