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Swimmable water near you

2,135 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 22, 2026 (12 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 384
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 929
  • 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°F28 mi13 hrs ago
  2. LAKE WATEREE TAILRACE ABOVE CAMDEN, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 4,010 ft³/s
    86°F31 mi13 hrs ago
  3. WATEREE RIVER NR. CAMDEN, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 3,990 ft³/s
    85°F33 mi13 hrs ago
  4. PEE DEE RIVER BELOW POWERHOUSE DAM NR PEE DEE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina
    87°F35 mi13 hrs ago
  5. CEDAR CREEK RES TAILRACE BELOW GREAT FALLS, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina
    88°F36 mi13 hrs ago
  6. CATAWBA RIVER AT GREAT FALLS, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina
    86°F37 mi13 hrs ago
  7. GREAT FALLS RESERVOIR TAILRACE BL GREAT FALLS, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina
    88°F37 mi13 hrs ago
  8. PEE DEE R AT HWY731 BL LK TILLERY NR NORWOOD, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 1,270 ft³/s
    84°F44 mi13 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.