USGS dataretrieval Python Package Usage Examples

This resource contains a set of Jupyter Notebooks that provide Python code examples for using the Python dataretrieval package for retrieving data from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS).The dataretrieval package is a Python alternative to USGS-R's dataRetrieval package for the R Statistical Computing Environment used for obtaining USGS or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water quality data, streamflow data, and metadata directly from web services. The dataretrieval Python package is an alternative to the R package, not a port, in that it reproduces the functionality of the R package but its organization and functionality differ to some degree. The dataretrieval package was originally created by Timothy Hodson at USGS. Additional contributions to the Python package and these Jupyter Notebook examples were created at Utah State University under funding from the National Science Foundation. A link to the GitHub source code repository for the dataretrieval package is provided in the related resources section below.