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Swimmable water near you

2,137 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 21, 2026 (8 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
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A map of the United States with one coloured dot per USGS sensor reporting a live water temperature. The readings are listed below.

Nearest live readings

The closest USGS sensors currently reporting a water temperature, nearest first.

  1. PEARL RIVER AT ROCKPORT, MSUSGS gauge · Mississippi · 797 ft³/s
    90°F6.8 mi8 hrs ago
  2. LEAF RIVER NR NEW AUGUSTA, MSUSGS gauge · Mississippi · 1,160 ft³/s
    86°F70 mi8 hrs ago
  3. CYPRESS CREEK NR JANICE, MSUSGS gauge · Mississippi · 18 ft³/s
    79°F79 mi8 hrs ago
  4. Rigolets at Hwy 90 near Slidell, LAUSGS gauge · Louisiana
    90°F108 mi8 hrs ago
  5. Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, LAUSGS gauge · Louisiana · 251,000 ft³/s
    82°F108 mi9 hrs ago
  6. EAST PEARL RIVER AT CSX RAILROAD NR CLAIBORNE, MSUSGS gauge · Mississippi
    88°F109 mi8 hrs ago
  7. MISSISSIPPI SOUND AT USGS MERRILL SHELL BANK LIGHTUSGS gauge · Mississippi
    87°F113 mi9 hrs ago
  8. Maurepas Swamp nr Hope Canal, N of Garyville, LaUSGS gauge · Louisiana
    79°F113 mi8 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

Rated, photographed water destinations within 25 miles — pair one with the nearest sensor reading above before you go.

No rated, photographed swim spots within 25 miles of this point yet. The nearest sensor readings above still tell you what the water is doing — or search any river, lake or beach by name.
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About this map

Every pin is a live reading from a USGS real-time monitoring station, captured in a daily snapshot. Colours follow the site’s cold-water-safety thresholds and describe the water at that one sensor — usually a river or stream gauge, not a swim beach — so treat them as a guide to what the water is doing nearby, not a verdict on a specific spot. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the USGS. Your location only sorts this page: the coordinates appear in the address bar (rounded to about a mile) and are not saved to an account or our database.

Conditions are for general information only and can change quickly. Always judge the water in person and follow posted advisories and local guidance before swimming or paddling.