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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 21, 2026 (10 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
  • 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. HOLIDAY CREEK NEAR ANDERSONVILLE, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 1 ft³/s
    71°F30 mi10 hrs ago
  2. TINKER CREEK ABOVE GLADE CREEK AT ROANOKE, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 20 ft³/s
    70°F47 mi10 hrs ago
  3. JACKSON RIV AT FILTRATION PLANT AT COVINGTON, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    66°F49 mi11 hrs ago
  4. JACKSON RIVER AT FALLING SPRING, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    61°F50 mi11 hrs ago
  5. JACKSON RIVER BL GATHRIGHT DAM NR HOT SPGS, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 237 ft³/s
    62°F51 mi11 hrs ago
  6. JACKSON RIVER NEAR BACOVA, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 34 ft³/s
    72°F51 mi11 hrs ago
  7. ROANOKE RIVER AT ROUTE 117 AT ROANOKE, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    76°F52 mi10 hrs ago
  8. BACK CREEK NEAR MOUNTAIN GROVE, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 112 ft³/s
    72°F53 mi11 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Riverside Park4.6(956)

Riverside Park

Tourist attraction · Lynchburg, Virginia

Riverfront open space with a large field for sports & festivals, with trails for hiking or biking.

9.8 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.