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Swimmable water near you

2,141 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 22, 2026 (58 mins ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 385
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 934
  • 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°F37 mi1 hr ago
  2. PEE DEE RIVER BELOW POWERHOUSE DAM NR PEE DEE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina
    87°F38 mi1 hr ago
  3. PEE DEE R AT HWY731 BL LK TILLERY NR NORWOOD, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 1,270 ft³/s
    84°F53 mi1 hr ago
  4. LITTLE PEE DEE R. AT GALIVANTS FERRY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 252 ft³/s
    86°F55 mi1 hr ago
  5. ROCKY R AT US 64 NEAR SILER CITY, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 2 ft³/s
    78°F62 mi1 hr ago
  6. BUCK CREEK NEAR LONGS, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina
    78°F68 mi1 hr ago
  7. CRABTREE SWAMP AT CONWAY, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 78 ft³/s
    80°F69 mi1 hr ago
  8. WACCAMAW RIVER NEAR LONGS, SCUSGS gauge · South Carolina · 174 ft³/s
    79°F71 mi1 hr ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Lumber River4.4(220)

Lumber River

River · North Carolina
Camping nearby

The Lumber River, sometimes referred to as the Lumbee River, is a 133-mile-long river in south-central North Carolina in the flat Coastal Plain. Due to its number of whirlpools European settlers called the river Drowning Creek, which is still used as the name of its headwater.

17 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.