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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 22, 2026 (5 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 384
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 931
  • 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. CLINCH RIVER AT ROUTE 65 AT DUNGANNON, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    72°F11 mi6 hrs ago
  2. N F HOLSTON RIVER NEAR GATE CITY, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 989 ft³/s
    75°F21 mi6 hrs ago
  3. CLINCH RIVER AT CLEVELAND, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 1,040 ft³/s
    70°F26 mi5 hrs ago
  4. CARR FORK NEAR SASSAFRAS, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky
    77°F32 mi1 day ago
  5. CLINCH RIVER AT KYLES FORD, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee
    73°F33 mi5 hrs ago
  6. MARTINS FORK NEAR SMITH, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 29 ft³/s
    77°F36 mi1 day ago
  7. MARTINS FORK LK AT MARTINS FK DAM NR SMITH, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky
    77°F36 mi1 day ago
  8. PIGEON R BL POWER PLANT NR WATERVILLE, NCUSGS gauge · North Carolina · 187 ft³/s
    72°F82 mi5 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Clinch River State Park4.5(29)

Clinch River State Park

State park · St Paul, Virginia
Camping nearby

The park is currently under development, with the Sugar Hill Unit in St. Paul (Wise County) open for hiking, biking and fishing. The Sugar Hill Unit currently has nearly 9 miles of hiking trails, a picnic shelter, over 2 miles of river frontage, and significant cultural and historical attributes. The property contains remnants of an 18th-century French settlement. There is a public boat launch available for boat access to the Clinch River at Artrip (Russell County).

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.