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Swimmable water near you

1,323 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (12 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 77
  • 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. CLINCH RIVER AT KYLES FORD, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee
    74°F36 mi13 hrs ago
  2. NEW RIVER AT NEW RIVER, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 296 ft³/s
    77°F55 mi13 hrs ago
  3. CLEAR FORK NEAR ROBBINS, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 72 ft³/s
    79°F59 mi13 hrs ago
  4. N F HOLSTON RIVER NEAR GATE CITY, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 973 ft³/s
    75°F61 mi13 hrs ago
  5. CLINCH RIVER AT ROUTE 65 AT DUNGANNON, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    73°F67 mi13 hrs ago
  6. PIGEON R BL POWER PLANT NR WATERVILLE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 170 ft³/s
    72°F73 mi13 hrs ago
  7. CLEAR CREEK AT LILLY BRIDGE NEAR LANCING, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 24 ft³/s
    77°F73 mi13 hrs ago
  8. LITTLE RIVER ABOVE TOWNSEND, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 250 ft³/s
    68°F74 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.