Live · updated daily from USGS
Swimmable water near you
1,324 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (9 hrs ago).
- 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.
- NEW RIVER AT NEW RIVER, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 296 ft³/s77°F43 mi9 hrs ago
- CLEAR FORK NEAR ROBBINS, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 72 ft³/s79°F44 mi9 hrs ago
- CLEAR CREEK AT LILLY BRIDGE NEAR LANCING, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 24 ft³/s77°F64 mi9 hrs ago
- OBED RIVER AT ADAMS BRIDGE NEAR CROSSVILLE, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 13 ft³/s74°F73 mi9 hrs ago
- CLINCH RIVER AT KYLES FORD, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee74°F73 mi9 hrs ago
- DADDYS CREEK NEAR HEBBERTSBURG, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 11 ft³/s76°F73 mi10 hrs ago
- LITTLE RIVER ABOVE TOWNSEND, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee · 250 ft³/s68°F95 mi9 hrs ago
- N F HOLSTON RIVER NEAR GATE CITY, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 973 ft³/s75°F97 mi10 hrs ago
Nearest swimmable spots
Rated, photographed water destinations within 25 miles — pair one with the nearest sensor reading above before you go.
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.