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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 (8 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
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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. Osage River at Taberville, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 737 ft³/s
    86°F15 mi8 hrs ago
  2. Osage River at Tuscumbia, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 1,230 ft³/s
    80°F70 mi9 hrs ago
  3. BLUE R AT KENNETH RD, OVERLAND PARK, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 10 ft³/s
    78°F75 mi8 hrs ago
  4. Little Blue R. at Lees Summit Rd in IndependenceUSGS gauge · Missouri · 15 ft³/s
    76°F78 mi9 hrs ago
  5. Missouri River at Napoleon, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 48,300 ft³/s
    81°F79 mi8 hrs ago
  6. Little Blue River near Lake City, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 44 ft³/s
    77°F81 mi8 hrs ago
  7. Tavern Creek below St. Elizabeth, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 35 ft³/s
    79°F83 mi9 hrs ago
  8. Rock Creek at E Wilson Road in Independence, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 2 ft³/s
    75°F86 mi8 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Pomme de Terre Lake4.8(428)

Pomme de Terre Lake

Lake · Missouri
Camping nearby

Artificial lake popular for fishing, water sports & beach swims, with many surrounding campsites.

22 mi from your location

Truman Reservoir4.6(115)

Truman Reservoir

Reservoir · Tom Township, Missouri

Large lake created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Truman Dam in 1979.

24 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.