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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 (1 day ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 594
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 228
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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 CLEVELAND, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 677 ft³/s
    71°F20 mi1 day ago
  2. CLINCH RIVER AT ROUTE 65 AT DUNGANNON, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    73°F30 mi1 day ago
  3. CARR FORK NEAR SASSAFRAS, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky
    77°F44 mi1 day ago
  4. N F HOLSTON RIVER NEAR GATE CITY, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 746 ft³/s
    76°F46 mi1 day ago
  5. CLINCH RIVER AT KYLES FORD, TNUSGS gauge · Tennessee
    74°F63 mi1 day ago
  6. MARTINS FORK NEAR SMITH, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 29 ft³/s
    77°F65 mi1 day ago
  7. MARTINS FORK LK AT MARTINS FK DAM NR SMITH, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky
    77°F65 mi1 day ago
  8. BLUESTONE RIVER NEAR PIPESTEM, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 254 ft³/s
    72°F71 mi1 day 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).

22 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.