#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ download_streamflow.py — fetch the NWIS instantaneous discharge record for a gauge over an event window (same convention as the released packages: 24 h before begin to 72 h after end) and write streamflow.csv (columns: datetime_utc, value [cfs]). Example ------- python download_streamflow.py --gauge 08165500 \ --begin 2025-07-04T00:00 --end 2025-07-05T00:00 --out streamflow.csv """ import argparse from datetime import timedelta from torrent_tools import fetch_iv, parse_utc def main(): ap = argparse.ArgumentParser() ap.add_argument("--gauge", required=True) ap.add_argument("--begin", required=True, help="episode begin (UTC)") ap.add_argument("--end", required=True, help="episode end (UTC)") ap.add_argument("--pre-hours", type=float, default=24.0) ap.add_argument("--post-hours", type=float, default=72.0) ap.add_argument("--parameter", default="00060", help="00060 discharge / 00065 stage") ap.add_argument("--out", default="streamflow.csv") args = ap.parse_args() b = parse_utc(args.begin) - timedelta(hours=args.pre_hours) e = parse_utc(args.end) + timedelta(hours=args.post_hours) df = fetch_iv(args.gauge.zfill(8), b, e, args.parameter) if df.empty: raise SystemExit(f"no {args.parameter} IV data for {args.gauge} in window") df.to_csv(args.out, index=False) print(f"{args.gauge}: {len(df)} samples " f"{df.datetime_utc.iloc[0]} -> {df.datetime_utc.iloc[-1]}") print(f"wrote {args.out}") if __name__ == "__main__": main()