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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 (2 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 385
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 934
  • Warm · above 86°F · 215
  • 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. LITTLE RIVER ABOVE TOWNSEND, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 290 ft³/s
    68°F6.7 mi3 hrs ago
  2. CHEOAH RIVER NR BEARPEN GAP NR TAPOCO, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 120 ft³/s
    74°F13 mi3 hrs ago
  3. OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 377 ft³/s
    67°F27 mi3 hrs ago
  4. PIGEON R BL POWER PLANT NR WATERVILLE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 187 ft³/s
    72°F41 mi3 hrs ago
  5. CATALOOCHEE CREEK NEAR CATALOOCHEE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 103 ft³/s
    63°F41 mi3 hrs ago
  6. HIWASSEE RIVER ABOVE RELIANCEUSGS gauge · Tennessee
    64°F49 mi3 hrs ago
  7. W F PIGEON R ABOVE LAKE LOGAN NR HAZELWOOD, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 34 ft³/s
    64°F51 mi3 hrs ago
  8. PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 120 ft³/s
    73°F54 mi3 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.