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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. BLUE R AT KENNETH RD, OVERLAND PARK, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 10 ft³/s
    78°F21 mi1 day ago
  2. KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 5,850 ft³/s
    81°F28 mi1 day ago
  3. KANSAS R NR LAKE QUIVIRA, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 6,370 ft³/s
    83°F32 mi1 day ago
  4. Little Blue R. at Lees Summit Rd in IndependenceUSGS gauge · Missouri · 15 ft³/s
    76°F38 mi1 day ago
  5. Rock Creek at E Wilson Road in Independence, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 2 ft³/s
    75°F41 mi1 day ago
  6. Missouri River at Randolph, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri
    80°F43 mi1 day ago
  7. Little Blue River near Lake City, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 44 ft³/s
    77°F46 mi1 day ago
  8. NEOSHO R AT BURLINGTON, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 135 ft³/s
    81°F56 mi1 day ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Hillsdale Lake4.7(88)

Hillsdale Lake

Lake · Marysville Township, Kansas
Camping nearby

V-shaped lake for fishing & boating, ringed with a swimming beach, a campground & hiking trails.

5.7 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.