Step 1: target variable
get usgs historical data for the south fork gauge. I got data from Jan 1, 1987 to Sept 1, 2020.
step 2: get features
start small with just precipitation and temp for a station near the south fork - Banner Summit
step 2.5: clean the data
step 3:
Create model
step 4:
deploy model, allow user to input metrics
Step 5:
connect to a free weather API that plugs in current values https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api and returns a REAL TIME PREDICTION!!!
Compare to the NWRFC prediction: https://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/station/flowplot/hydroPlot.php?id=PRLI1&pe=HG&v=1599087455
Future steps: incorporate satellite data