tellMeSiteURL {waterData}

USGS Site Information Service URL

Description

Function that returns USGS Site Information Service URL for troubleshooting or building a URL for other purposes.

Usage

tellMeSiteURL(staid)

Arguments

staid

is the USGS site identification number, which is usually eight digits long, but can be longer. Users may search for surface-water sites and obtain station identification numbers using the USGS Site Web Service, https://waterservices.usgs.gov/rest/Site-Service.html (U.S. Geological Survey, 2017b); using the National Water Information System: Mapper, https://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/mapper/index.html (U.S. Geological Survey, 2017a); or using the National Water Information System: Web Interface to daily surface-water data, https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?referred_module=sw (U.S. Geological Survey, 2017c). The site identification number needs to be entered as a character, that is in quotes, because many USGS streamgage numbers begin with zero and the leading zero is necessary.

Value

URL for USGS site information

References

U.S. Geological Survey, 2017a, National Water Information System: Mapper, accessed January 3, 2017, at https://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/mapper/index.html.

U.S. Geological Survey, 2017b, USGS site web service: REST Web Services, accessed January 3, 2017, at https://waterservices.usgs.gov/rest/Site-Service.html.

U.S. Geological Survey, 2017c, USGS surface-water daily data for the Nation: National Water Information System: Web Interface, accessed January 3, 2017, at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?referred_module=sw.

Examples

tellMeSiteURL("05054000")