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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 (9 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. CRANBERRY RIVER NEAR RICHWOOD, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 247 ft³/s
    63°F13 mi10 hrs ago
  2. KNAPP CREEK NEAR MARLINTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 24 ft³/s
    69°F16 mi9 hrs ago
  3. GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 1,490 ft³/s
    66°F19 mi10 hrs ago
  4. ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 678 ft³/s
    66°F23 mi10 hrs ago
  5. BACK CREEK NEAR MOUNTAIN GROVE, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 112 ft³/s
    72°F27 mi10 hrs ago
  6. JACKSON RIVER NEAR BACOVA, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 34 ft³/s
    72°F28 mi10 hrs ago
  7. JACKSON RIVER BL GATHRIGHT DAM NR HOT SPGS, VAUSGS gauge · Virginia · 237 ft³/s
    62°F31 mi10 hrs ago
  8. SHAVERS FORK NR CHEAT BRIDGE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 132 ft³/s
    61°F32 mi10 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.