nwm_eval.fetch_data.retrieve_usgs_obs#

nwm_eval.fetch_data.retrieve_usgs_obs(locations, conf, output_dir)[source]#

Retrieve USGS streamflow observations given configuration and a list of gage IDs.

Parameters:

locations (dict) – Dictionary containing USGS gage IDs for which observations are to be retrieved.
conf (dict) – Dictionary defining the configurations (e.g., config.yaml).
output_dir (Path) – Path to store the observation data.

Data retrieved will be saved in parquet files by chunk (e.g., month) in the data directory defined in conf