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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 22, 2026 (12 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 384
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 929
  • Warm · above 86°F · 215
  • 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. GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 1,310 ft³/s
    71°F5.3 mi12 hrs ago
  2. NEW RIVER AT HINTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 3,510 ft³/s
    73°F15 mi13 hrs ago
  3. BLUESTONE RIVER NEAR PIPESTEM, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 240 ft³/s
    71°F23 mi13 hrs ago
  4. NEW RIVER AT THURMOND, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 4,270 ft³/s
    76°F33 mi12 hrs ago
  5. JACKSON RIV AT FILTRATION PLANT AT COVINGTON, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    65°F36 mi12 hrs ago
  6. ROANOKE RIVER AT RTS 639/760 AT SALEM, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    72°F38 mi12 hrs ago
  7. JACKSON RIVER AT FALLING SPRING, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia
    61°F38 mi12 hrs ago
  8. JACKSON RIVER BL GATHRIGHT DAM NR HOT SPGS, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 237 ft³/s
    60°F42 mi12 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Bluestone Lake4.6(70)

Bluestone Lake

Lake · Hinton, West Virginia

Popular recreational site with a fishable lake, hiking trails & campsites in forest surrounds.

15 mi from your location

Mountain Lake4.6(50)

Mountain Lake

Lake · Virginia

High-altitude lake with a lodge on its banks where parts of the movie "Dirty Dancing" were filmed.

20 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.