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Swimmable water near you

1,323 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (13 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 77
  • You

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 · 698 ft³/s
    87°F158 mi1 day ago
  2. BUFFALO RIVER NEAR FLAT WOODS, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 202 ft³/s
    82°F166 mi14 hrs ago
  3. LEAF RIVER NR NEW AUGUSTA, MSUSGS gauge · Mississippi · 1,200 ft³/s
    85°F208 mi1 day ago
  4. ELK RIVER ABOVE FAYETTEVILLE, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 258 ft³/s
    76°F220 mi14 hrs ago
  5. CYPRESS CREEK NR JANICE, MSUSGS gauge · Mississippi · 17 ft³/s
    78°F221 mi1 day ago
  6. Jacks Fork near Mountain View, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 63 ft³/s
    71°F222 mi15 hrs ago
  7. Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri
    81°F226 mi14 hrs ago
  8. HARPETH RIVER AT MILE 90.5 NEAR FRANKLIN, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 37 ft³/s
    77°F228 mi14 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.