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Gets river discharge data from the USGS NWIS and makes visualizations Gets river discharge data from the USGS NWIS and makes visualizations
##To run : ## To run :
1. Clone the repository 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. 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` 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. 4. Run the script. The intitial download of the data will take some time. Subsequent runs will just download new data.
##Example figure ## Example figure
![example figure](https://git.dendroalsia.net/ben/USGS_NWIS/raw/commit/057ca3e2d4cdedbc80f9ffe05444163af1beae89/example_last_6_months.png) ![example figure](https://git.dendroalsia.net/ben/USGS_NWIS/raw/commit/057ca3e2d4cdedbc80f9ffe05444163af1beae89/example_last_6_months.png)