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Swimmable water near you

1,325 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (1 hr ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 545
  • 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. Kiamichi River near Big Cedar, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 0 ft³/s
    82°F87 mi2 hrs ago
  2. Mountain Fork near Eagletown, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 210 ft³/s
    77°F103 mi2 hrs ago
  3. White River bl Table Rock Dam near Branson, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri
    51°F120 mi2 hrs ago
  4. Illinois River near Watts, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 215 ft³/s
    82°F120 mi2 hrs ago
  5. Illinois River near Gore, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 120 ft³/s
    72°F121 mi2 hrs ago
  6. Lake Taneycomo at School of the Ozarks, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri
    54°F121 mi2 hrs ago
  7. Spavinaw Creek near Colcord, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 42 ft³/s
    71°F134 mi1 hr ago
  8. Beaty Creek near Jay, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 8 ft³/s
    78°F139 mi1 hr ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Lake Ouachita State Park4.8(2,055)

Lake Ouachita State Park

State park · Mountain Pine, Arkansas
Camping nearby

Fishing, boating & swimming on a 40,000-acre lake, plus camping, cabins & historic springs.

18 mi from your location

Hot Springs National Park4.7(15,372)

Hot Springs National Park

National park · Arkansas

Urban park featuring a historic row of early 20th-century bathhouses built atop natural hot springs.

24 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.