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 # USGS NWIS data visualizations
 
 gets river discharge data from the USGS NWIS and makes visualizations
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+![example figure](https://git.dendroalsia.net/ben/USGS_NWIS/raw/commit/057ca3e2d4cdedbc80f9ffe05444163af1beae89/example_last_6_months.png)