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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 (20 hrs ago).

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  • 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. East Fork Black River near Lesterville, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 49 ft³/s
    73°F30 mi20 hrs ago
  2. E. Fk. Black R. bl Lower Taum Sauk ReservoirUSGS gauge · Missouri · 113 ft³/s
    82°F30 mi21 hrs ago
  3. Big River below Bonne Terre, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 296 ft³/s
    78°F31 mi20 hrs ago
  4. Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri
    83°F47 mi20 hrs ago
  5. BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, ILUSGS gauge · Illinois · 870 ft³/s
    80°F55 mi20 hrs ago
  6. Huzzah Creek near Steelville, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 137 ft³/s
    75°F56 mi20 hrs ago
  7. OHIO RIVER AT OLMSTED, ILUSGS gauge · Illinois · 330,000 ft³/s
    82°F74 mi21 hrs ago
  8. Missouri River near Labadie, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 50,000 ft³/s
    84°F74 mi20 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

No rated, photographed swim spots within 25 miles of this point yet. The nearest sensor readings above still tell you what the water is doing — or search any river, lake or beach by name.
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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.