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Swimmable water near you

2,139 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 22, 2026 (4 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 384
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 933
  • Warm · above 86°F · 215
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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. PEE DEE RIVER ABOVE JONES CREEK NEAR CORDOVA, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina
    84°F34 mi5 hrs ago
  2. LITTLE PEE DEE R. AT GALIVANTS FERRY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 252 ft³/s
    86°F35 mi5 hrs ago
  3. PEE DEE RIVER BELOW POWERHOUSE DAM NR PEE DEE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina
    87°F42 mi4 hrs ago
  4. CRABTREE SWAMP AT CONWAY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 78 ft³/s
    80°F53 mi5 hrs ago
  5. WACCAMAW RIVER AT CONWAY MARINA AT CONWAY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina
    88°F54 mi5 hrs ago
  6. WATEREE RIVER NR. CAMDEN, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 3,990 ft³/s
    85°F56 mi5 hrs ago
  7. LAKE WATEREE TAILRACE ABOVE CAMDEN, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 4,010 ft³/s
    86°F58 mi4 hrs ago
  8. WACCAMAW RIVER ABOVE CONWAY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 327 ft³/s
    89°F59 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.