Caravan
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hydrofunctions
StableA friendly Python client for USGS NWIS streamflow data — request, cache and plot gauge records in a notebook.
- Pricing
- Open Source
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Permitted
- Ecosystem
- Python, pandas
- Platform
- Windows, macOS, Linux
Install
pip install hydrofunctionsAbout hydrofunctions
hydrofunctions keeps the common case simple: request USGS NWIS discharge or stage for one or many gauges, get a pandas DataFrame with sensible column names, cache responses politely, and produce quick hydrographs and flow-duration curves. Its documentation teaches the NWIS service itself as it goes.
For teaching, quick studies and analysts who want data access without adopting a full stack, it remains a tidy, focused tool — with HyRiver the step up when workflows grow spatial.
Where it fits in the workflow
TerrainCatchmentRainfallRunoffRoutingHydraulicsMappingReporting
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