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Swimmable water near you

1,325 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (4 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 545
  • Warm · above 86°F · 78
  • 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. LITTLE PEE DEE R. AT GALIVANTS FERRY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 242 ft³/s
    84°F30 mi5 hrs ago
  2. PEE DEE RIVER ABOVE JONES CREEK NEAR CORDOVA, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina
    84°F44 mi4 hrs ago
  3. CRABTREE SWAMP AT CONWAY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 43 ft³/s
    83°F47 mi5 hrs ago
  4. WACCAMAW RIVER AT CONWAY MARINA AT CONWAY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina
    87°F48 mi4 hrs ago
  5. PEE DEE RIVER BELOW POWERHOUSE DAM NR PEE DEE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina
    85°F51 mi4 hrs ago
  6. WATEREE RIVER NR. CAMDEN, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 4,080 ft³/s
    85°F53 mi5 hrs ago
  7. SANTEE RIVER NEAR RUSSELLVILLE, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 727 ft³/s
    87°F54 mi5 hrs ago
  8. WACCAMAW RIVER ABOVE CONWAY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 304 ft³/s
    87°F55 mi4 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.