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http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?format=rdb&period=7&site_no=021973269 I would like to be able to parse this file up: I can do this x <- read.table("http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?format=rdb&period=7&site_no=021973269", skip=26) but If I add another gauge to this x <- read.ta...

...eek Gauge (ftbrfcms) #02133500 is the Drowning Creek (ftbrbmcm) #02341800 is the Upatoi Creek Near Columbus (ftbn) #02342500 is the Uchee Creek Near Fort Mitchell (ftbn) #02203000 is the Canoochee River Near Claxton (ftst) #02196690 is the Horse Creek Gauge at Clearwater, S.C. a <- "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?format=rdb&period=" b <- "&site_no=021973269,02102908,02133500,02341800,02342500,02203000,02196690" z <- paste(a, days, b, sep="") L <- readLines(z) #look for the data with USGS in front of it (this take advantage of #the agency column) L....

...he Savannah River Proper (SRS) #02102908 is the Flat Creek Gauge (ftbrfcms) #02133500 is the Drowning Creek (ftbrbmcm) #02341800 is the Upatoi Creek Near Columbus (ftbn) #02342500 is the Uchee Creek Near Fort Mitchell (ftbn) #02203000 is the Canoochee River Near Claxton (ftst) a <- "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?format=rdb&period=" b <- "&site_no=021973269,02102908,02133500,02341800,02342500,02203000" z <- paste(a, days, b, sep="") L <- readLines(z) #look for the data with USGS in front of it (this take advantage of the agency column) L.USGS <-...