https://github.com/ehamiter/canikayakjs

Can I Kayak (the Harpeth River in Tennessee, Generally)?
https://github.com/ehamiter/canikayakjs

javascript kayak kayaking river rivers tennessee usgs usgs-api usgs-waterdata

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Can I Kayak (the Harpeth River in Tennessee, Generally)?

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ehamiter/canikayakjs
• Owner: ehamiter
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-05-14T22:13:07.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-25T22:37:54.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-14T12:53:52.733Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: javascript, kayak, kayaking, river, rivers, tennessee, usgs, usgs-api, usgs-waterdata
• Language: HTML
• Homepage: https://canikayak.com/
• Size: 2.6 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# canikayakjs

Can I Kayak (the Harpeth River in Tennessee, Generally)?

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_This is a JavaScript version of [my original implementation written in Python/Flask](https://github.com/ehamiter/canikayak)_

Basically, I wanted a quick and convenient way to check on water levels on a river that I frequently kayak near my house, the Harpeth River, in Tennessee. I realize that this is probably only useful to literally dozens of people, but it's tricky to factor in all statistics that go into making these very non-scientific guesstimates based on the cubic feet of discharged water per second, gage height, and water temperature.

If you want to modify this for your own use, you can [look up Site Numbers at the USGS here](https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory). Keep in mind it has to have gage, discharge, and temperature data, and even then, it still may not parse correctly. For this particular region, I got the first two data points from one site, and had to go upstream one station to get the water temperature.