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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 (10 hrs ago).

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  • 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. Spavinaw Creek near Eucha, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 111 ft³/s
    84°F17 mi10 hrs ago
  2. Beaty Creek near Jay, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 8 ft³/s
    79°F20 mi10 hrs ago
  3. Saline Ck at CR 490 nr Kenwood OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 10 ft³/s
    70°F23 mi10 hrs ago
  4. Saline Creek near Bull Hollow OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 5 ft³/s
    67°F23 mi10 hrs ago
  5. Spavinaw Creek near Colcord, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 42 ft³/s
    72°F24 mi10 hrs ago
  6. Illinois River near Watts, OKUSGS gauge · Oklahoma · 213 ft³/s
    86°F39 mi10 hrs ago
  7. Mud Creek near Johnson, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 3 ft³/s
    81°F54 mi10 hrs ago
  8. Town Br. at S Morningside at Fayetteville, ARUSGS gauge · Arkansas · 1 ft³/s
    82°F58 mi11 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Bernice Area at Grand Lake State Park4.5(572)

Bernice Area at Grand Lake State Park

State park · Afton, Oklahoma

Best known for its crappie, this popular fishing site also has bass, sunfish, catfish & bluegill.

0.4 mi from your location

Grand Lake O' the Cherokees4.7(180)

Grand Lake O' the Cherokees

Lake · Oklahoma

With 1,300 miles of shoreline & a marina, this lake is a popular backdrop for fishing & parasailing.

2.0 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.