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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 (21 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 594
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 228
  • 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. GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 1,490 ft³/s
    66°F3.8 mi22 hrs ago
  2. CRANBERRY RIVER NEAR RICHWOOD, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 247 ft³/s
    63°F10.0 mi22 hrs ago
  3. ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 678 ft³/s
    66°F24 mi21 hrs ago
  4. GAULEY RIVER BELOW RICH CREEK AT JODIE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia
    70°F25 mi22 hrs ago
  5. KANAWHA RIVER AT KANAWHA FALLS, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 10,300 ft³/s
    73°F30 mi21 hrs ago
  6. NEW RIVER AT THURMOND, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 5,460 ft³/s
    76°F31 mi21 hrs ago
  7. KNAPP CREEK NEAR MARLINTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 24 ft³/s
    69°F38 mi21 hrs ago
  8. GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 1,770 ft³/s
    72°F40 mi21 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Summersville Lake Army Corps of Engineers4.3(16)

Summersville Lake Army Corps of Engineers

Park · Summersville, West Virginia

Forest state park & wildlife area popular for camping, hiking & fishing with a 2,790-acre lake.

3.7 mi from your location

Summersville Lake4.8(631)

Summersville Lake

Lake · West Virginia
Camping nearby

Scenic lake created by a dam, with 60 mi. of shoreline offering boating, fishing & camping.

11 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.