ReadMe

The code and data in this folder are used to produce figures 5 through 10 for the report "Water-Balance Modeling of 
Selected Lakes for Evaluating Viability as Long-Term Fisheries in Kidder, Logan, and Stutsman Counties, North Dakota".

Files contained in this folder:

Rscript to create monthly potential evapotranspiration. The script pertains just to the region that the lakes mentioned 
in the report are found in. The product is a .csv that will be used in all the lake water balances in the project.
	compute_monthly_pet.R

This workspace contains all the data needed to replicate figures 5 through 10 in the report listed above.
	WaterBalWorkspace.RData

The five Rscripts below correspond with the water balance, producing both a historical and future water balance.
Using the workspace listed above, follow the steps outlined below to generate the figures. 
	AlkalineWaterBal.R
	BigMallardWaterBal.R
	MarvinMillerWaterBal.R
	RemmickWaterBal.R
	SibleyWaterBal.R

Steps to reproduce figures 5 through 10 found in the report:
1) Import all .R files and .RData into RStudio
2) Change working directory
3) To reproduce, leave the commented block of code (found at approximately line 120 on each script) commented out,
	even though it says to uncomment for those using it for the first time. The file it generates is 
	included in the .RData file.
4) Select all the script in the Rscript of the lake you want to generate a water balance for.
5) After all the script is selected, run all the lines
6) Run the main function using the console (This is usually the lake name followed by BOOT, 
	so for example, BigMallardBOOT) and hit enter.
7) All graphs generated will be placed in your working directory.