USGS_NWIS/README.md

# USGS NWIS data visualizations

Gets river discharge data from the USGS NWIS and makes visualizations

**To run: **
1. Clone the repository
2. Change the working directory in line 6 of `USGS_NWIS.R`. The script will make the `data` and `figures` directory in the working directory. 10 rivers will generate ~100MB of total data and figures.
3. Edit the list of rivers and their respective site IDs in `river_IDs.csv`
4. Run the script. The intitial download of the data will take some time. Subsequent runs will just download new data.

![example figure](https://git.dendroalsia.net/ben/USGS_NWIS/raw/commit/057ca3e2d4cdedbc80f9ffe05444163af1beae89/example_last_6_months.png)
add readme and license 2023-06-08 10:46:35 -05:00			`# USGS NWIS data visualizations`

edited README to include run instructions 2023-06-08 11:38:05 -05:00			`Gets river discharge data from the USGS NWIS and makes visualizations`

			`To run: `
			`1. Clone the repository`
			2. Change the working directory in line 6 of `USGS_NWIS.R`. The script will make the `data` and `figures` directory in the working directory. 10 rivers will generate ~100MB of total data and figures.
			3. Edit the list of rivers and their respective site IDs in `river_IDs.csv`
			`4. Run the script. The intitial download of the data will take some time. Subsequent runs will just download new data.`
added example visualization to readme 2023-06-08 11:01:35 -05:00
			`![example figure](https://git.dendroalsia.net/ben/USGS_NWIS/raw/commit/057ca3e2d4cdedbc80f9ffe05444163af1beae89/example_last_6_months.png)`