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Swimmable water near you

1,323 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (12 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 77
  • 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. COAL RIVER AT TORNADO, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 695 ft³/s
    73°F31 mi13 hrs ago
  2. OHIO RIVER AT IRONTON, OHUSGS gauge · Ohio · 105,000 ft³/s
    76°F39 mi13 hrs ago
  3. ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 2,280 ft³/s
    74°F41 mi13 hrs ago
  4. ELK RIVER AB ELK TWOMILE CREEK AT CHARLESTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia
    74°F42 mi13 hrs ago
  5. KANAWHA RIVER AT KANAWHA FALLS, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 7,920 ft³/s
    74°F58 mi13 hrs ago
  6. GAULEY RIVER BELOW RICH CREEK AT JODIE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia
    72°F62 mi13 hrs ago
  7. NEW RIVER AT THURMOND, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 4,600 ft³/s
    77°F66 mi13 hrs ago
  8. Shade River near Chester OHUSGS gauge · Ohio · 105 ft³/s
    69°F73 mi13 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.