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* National Water Information System (NWIS)
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* Water Quality Portal (WQP)
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* USGS APIs (USGS), which are new or in-development .
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* USGS APIs (Water Data), which are new or in-development .
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Functions in `dataRetrieval` look like `readNWISdv`, `readNWISuv`, `readWQPqw`, `whatNWISdata`, etc. What does that mean? The functions are generally structured with a prefix, middle, and suffix:
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*_Prefix_: "read" or "what"
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+ "read" will access full data sets
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+ "what" will access data availability
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*_Middle_: "NWIS", "USGS", "WQP":
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*_Middle_: "NWIS", "waterdata", "WQP":
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+ NWIS functions get data from legacy NWIS web services.
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+USGS functions are the functions that will eventually replace the legacy NWIS functions. These pull from modern USGS API services.
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+Water Data (waterdata) functions are the functions that will eventually replace the legacy NWIS functions. These pull from modern USGS API services.
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+ WQP functions are for discrete water-quality data from the Water Quality Portal.
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*_Suffix_: "data" or other:
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+ Functions that end in "data": These are flexible, powerful functions that allow complex user queries.
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* Legacy NWIS services will be retired (scheduled 2026, but uncertain):
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