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Swimmable water near you

2,135 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 21, 2026 (15 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 594
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 228
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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. CHATTAHOOCHEE R .36 MI DS WFG DAM NR FT GAINES, GAUSGS gauge · Alabama · 1,180 ft³/s
    87°F55 mi15 hrs ago
  2. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT MILE 46 NEAR COLUMBIA, ALAUSGS gauge · Georgia
    87°F71 mi15 hrs ago
  3. FLINT RIVER AT BAINBRIDGE, GAUSGS gauge · Georgia · 2,850 ft³/s
    86°F73 mi15 hrs ago
  4. SPRING CREEK NEAR REYNOLDSVILLE, GAUSGS gauge · Georgia · 181 ft³/s
    77°F77 mi15 hrs ago
  5. WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT US 84, NEAR QUITMAN, GAUSGS gauge · Georgia · 150 ft³/s
    85°F88 mi15 hrs ago
  6. APALACHICOLA RIVER AT CHATTAHOOCHEE FLAUSGS gauge · Florida · 8,810 ft³/s
    87°F93 mi15 hrs ago
  7. JACKSON BLUE SPRING NR MARIANNA, FLUSGS gauge · Florida
    70°F96 mi15 hrs ago
  8. LINE CREEK BLW LAKE MCINTOSH, NR PEACHTREE CITY,GAUSGS gauge · Georgia · 12 ft³/s
    86°F103 mi15 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.