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Swimmable water near you

1,324 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (10 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • 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. CLEAR FORK NEAR ROBBINS, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 72 ft³/s
    79°F47 mi10 hrs ago
  2. NEW RIVER AT NEW RIVER, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 296 ft³/s
    77°F50 mi10 hrs ago
  3. OBED RIVER AT ADAMS BRIDGE NEAR CROSSVILLE, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 13 ft³/s
    74°F62 mi10 hrs ago
  4. CLEAR CREEK AT LILLY BRIDGE NEAR LANCING, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 24 ft³/s
    77°F62 mi10 hrs ago
  5. CUMBERLAND RIVER BELOW CORDELL HULL DAM, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee
    69°F65 mi10 hrs ago
  6. DADDYS CREEK NEAR HEBBERTSBURG, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 11 ft³/s
    76°F68 mi11 hrs ago
  7. STONES RIVER AT US HWY 70 NEAR DONELSON, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 118 ft³/s
    76°F100 mi10 hrs ago
  8. WF STONES R AT BLANTON RD MURFREESBORO, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee
    81°F103 mi11 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Lake Cumberland4.8(963)

Lake Cumberland

Lake · Kentucky

Created by the Wolf Creek Dam, this lake is a popular fishing & boating destination.

5.4 mi from your location

Green River Lake4.7(304)

Green River Lake

Lake · Kentucky

Forest-lined lake sheltering migratory songbirds, with bass fishing, boat launches & campgrounds.

23 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.