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StreamCatTools: Tools to work with the StreamCat API within R and access the full suite of StreamCat and LakeCat metrics.

StreamCatTools is an R package for accessing StreamCat and LakeCat data via the StreamCat API and for working with site data in conjunction with StreamCat and NHDPlus.

Installation

You can install and load the most recent approved version from GitHub by running:

library(remotes)
install_github("USEPA/StreamCatTools", build_vignettes=FALSE)

To view the vignette in RStudio, run

vignette("Introduction", "StreamCatTools")

Contributing

Contributions to development of the package are welcome and encouraged. Please consider the following guidlelines for contributing to StreamCatTools:

Python Implementation of StreamCat API

PyNHD, part of the HyRiver suite of Python packages, also provides access to StreamCat data via the API in Python, along with other NHDPlus value-added attributes for catchments and catchment and network accumulated values for catchments available via USGS ScienceBase

  Weber, Marc H, Hill, Ryan A., Brookes, Allen F. 2024, StreamCatTools: Tools to work with the StreamCat API within R and access the full suite of StreamCat and LakeCat metrics,
  https://usepa.github.io/StreamCatTools

Disclaimer

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GitHub project code is provided on an “as is” basis and the user assumes responsibility for its use. EPA has relinquished control of the information and no longer has responsibility to protect the integrity , confidentiality, or availability of the information. Any reference to specific commercial products, processes, or services by service mark, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation or favoring by EPA. The EPA seal and logo shall not be used in any manner to imply endorsement of any commercial product or activity by EPA or the United States Government.