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Swimmable water near you

1,324 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (6 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • 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. NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER NEAR SPRINGDALE, UTUSGS gauge · Utah · 32 ft³/s
    66°F211 mi6 hrs ago
  2. VIRGIN RIVER AT VIRGIN, UTUSGS gauge · Utah · 69 ft³/s
    70°F214 mi6 hrs ago
  3. SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR BLUFF, UTUSGS gauge · Utah · 554 ft³/s
    78°F231 mi6 hrs ago
  4. SANTA CLARA RIVER NEAR PINE VALLEY, UTUSGS gauge · Utah · 4 ft³/s
    55°F232 mi6 hrs ago
  5. SAN JUAN RIVER AT SHIPROCK, NMUSGS gauge · New Mexico · 568 ft³/s
    69°F252 mi7 hrs ago
  6. SAN JUAN RIVER AT FARMINGTON, NMUSGS gauge · New Mexico · 844 ft³/s
    61°F269 mi7 hrs ago
  7. ANIMAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON, NMUSGS gauge · New Mexico · 31 ft³/s
    72°F270 mi6 hrs ago
  8. COLORADO RIVER AT GYPSUM CANYON NEAR HITE, UTUSGS gauge · Utah · 3,320 ft³/s
    81°F279 mi6 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.