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Swimmable water near you

2,135 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 21, 2026 (19 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 594
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 228
  • 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. PURGATOIRE RIVER AT ROCK CROSSING NR TIMPAS, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 2 ft³/s
    75°F61 mi19 hrs ago
  2. ARKANSAS RIVER AT CATLIN DAM, NEAR FOWLER, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado
    72°F82 mi19 hrs ago
  3. ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR ROCKY FORD, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado
    71°F83 mi19 hrs ago
  4. BESSEMER DITCH AT ST. CHARLES WD NEAR PUEBLO COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    62°F85 mi19 hrs ago
  5. ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 214 ft³/s
    69°F87 mi19 hrs ago
  6. ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW MOFFAT STREET AT PUEBLO, COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    68°F88 mi19 hrs ago
  7. ARKANSAS R. AT ST CHARLES MESA DIVER. AT PUEBLO,COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    68°F88 mi20 hrs ago
  8. FOUNTAIN CREEK AT PUEBLO, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado
    66°F91 mi19 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Trinidad Lake State Park4.5(1,414)

Trinidad Lake State Park

State park · Trinidad, Colorado
Camping nearby

Scenic state park with 800-acre lake offering fishing, hiking, camping & summertime family programs.

16 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.