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Swimmable water near you

2,137 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 21, 2026 (9 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
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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. Salt Bayou Ditch nr Humphrey, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 2 ft³/s
    86°F18 mi11 hrs ago
  2. Fish Lake Ditch near Altheimer, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 0 ft³/s
    82°F23 mi10 hrs ago
  3. Bayou Meto near Lonoke, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 0 ft³/s
    83°F30 mi10 hrs ago
  4. Deep Bayou near Star City, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 20 ft³/s
    85°F41 mi10 hrs ago
  5. LAnguille River near Colt, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 82 ft³/s
    87°F54 mi10 hrs ago
  6. Lk Maumelle Raw Water Intake nr Natural Steps,ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas
    89°F63 mi10 hrs ago
  7. Lake Maumelle at Natural StepsUSGS gauge · Arkansas
    89°F63 mi11 hrs ago
  8. Little Red River near Dewey, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 775 ft³/s
    64°F65 mi10 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

Rated, photographed water destinations within 25 miles — pair one with the nearest sensor reading above before you go.

Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge4.4(201)

Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge · St Charles, Arkansas

Scenic river refuge offers up-close wildlife views, canoeing, hiking, hunting & education programs.

23 mi from your location

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.