Downloading Utilities

CDEC

download_cdec

CLI for downloading CDEC water data.

Usage

download_cdec [OPTIONS] [STATIONFILE]...

Options

--dest <dest_dir>: Destination directory for downloaded files.

--id_col <id_col>: Column in station file representing CDEC ID. IDs with > 3 characters will be ignored.

--param_col <param_col>: Column in station file representing the parameter to download.

--start <start>: Required Start time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--end <end>: End time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--param <param>: Variable to download

--stations <stations>: Id or name of one or more stations.

--overwrite: Overwrite existing files (if False they will be skipped, presumably for speed)

--freq <freq>: Frequency code(s): E (event), H (hourly), D (daily), M (monthly). Default is E,H. Multiple values allowed as comma-separated list (e.g., E,H,D).

--logdir <logdir>

--debug

--quiet

Arguments

STATIONFILE: Optional argument(s)

USGS (NWIS)

download_nwis

CLI for downloading NWIS (National Water Information System).

Usage

download_nwis [OPTIONS] [STATIONFILE]...

Options

-h, --help: Show this message and exit.

--dest <dest_dir>: Destination directory for downloaded files.

--start <start>: Start time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--end <end>: End time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--param <param>: Parameter(s) to be downloaded, e.g. 00065 = gage height (ft.), 00060 = streamflow (cu ft/sec) and 00010 = water temperature in degrees Celsius. See “http://help.waterdata.usgs.gov/codes-and-parameters/parameters” for complete listing. (if not specified, all the available parameters will be downloaded)

--stations <stations>: Id or name of one or more stations.

--overwrite: Overwrite existing files (if False they will be skipped, presumably for speed)

--daily: Use the USGS OGC daily-values endpoint and write DMS1-compatible daily output.

--logdir <logdir>

--debug

--quiet

Arguments

STATIONFILE: Optional argument(s)

NOAA

download_noaa

Command line interface to download NOAA water level data.

STATIONFILE: CSV-format station file(s).

example usage: dms download_noaa –start 2020-01-01 –end 2020-12-31 –param water_level –dest noaa_data stationlist.txt

Usage

download_noaa [OPTIONS] [STATIONFILE]...

Options

--start <start>: First date to download

--end <end>: Last date to download, inclusive

--syear <syear>: First year to download

--eyear <eyear>: Last year to download, inclusive to end of the year.

--param <param>: Product to download: water_level, predictions, water_temperature, conductivity, air_pressure.

--stations <stations>: Id or name of one or more stations.

--dest <dest_dir>: Destination directory for downloaded files.

--list: List known station ids.

--overwrite: Overwrite existing files (if False they will be skipped, presumably for speed

--logdir <logdir>

--debug

--quiet

-h, --help: Show this message and exit.

Arguments

STATIONFILE: Optional argument(s)

DWR-NCRO

This utility allows downloading data from the DWR-NCRO web services. They have expressed a concern about overuse during peak hours when the services are used by staff to work on data.

download_ncro

Download NCRO timeseries data for selected stations/parameters. Use –inventory-only to refresh inventory metadata without downloading timeseries files.

Usage

download_ncro [OPTIONS] [STATIONFILE]...

Options

--dest <dest_dir>: Destination directory for downloaded files.

--start <start>: Start time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--end <end>: End time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--param <param>: Parameter(s) to be downloaded.

--stations <stations>: Id or name of one or more stations.

--logdir <logdir>

--debug

--quiet

--inventory-only: Download/refresh NCRO inventory metadata only, then exit without downloading timeseries data.

--update-inventory: Force an NCRO inventory refresh attempt even if the cached inventory is still fresh.

-h, --help: Show this message and exit.

--overwrite: Overwrite existing files (if False they will be skipped, presumably for speed)

Arguments

STATIONFILE: Optional argument(s)

DWR-DES (DISE)

DWR Division of Environmental Services has been renamed but the name has not yet been updated here. These web services are internal to DWR. External users can get reformatted/screened data from our group or request data from DWR liasons who are identified on CDEC on a per-station basis.

download_des

CLI for downloading DES (DWR Environmental Services) data.

Usage

download_des [OPTIONS] [STATIONFILE]...

Options

--dest <dest_dir>: Destination directory for downloaded files.

--start <start>: Start time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--end <end>: End time, format 2009-03-31 14:00

--param <param>: Parameter(s) to be downloaded.

--stations <stations>: Id or name of one or more stations.

--overwrite: Overwrite existing files (if False they will be skipped, presumably for speed)

--logdir <logdir>

--debug

--quiet

-h, --help: Show this message and exit.

Arguments

STATIONFILE: Optional argument(s)