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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 (17 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. KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 5,850 ft³/s
    81°F29 mi18 hrs ago
  2. BLUE R AT KENNETH RD, OVERLAND PARK, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 10 ft³/s
    78°F34 mi18 hrs ago
  3. KANSAS R NR LAKE QUIVIRA, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 6,370 ft³/s
    83°F37 mi18 hrs ago
  4. NEOSHO R AT BURLINGTON, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 135 ft³/s
    81°F41 mi18 hrs ago
  5. KANSAS R AB TOPEKA WEIR AT TOPEKA, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 5,120 ft³/s
    82°F45 mi18 hrs ago
  6. NEOSHO R AT NEOSHO RAPIDS, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas
    83°F48 mi18 hrs ago
  7. Little Blue R. at Lees Summit Rd in IndependenceUSGS gauge · Missouri · 15 ft³/s
    76°F51 mi18 hrs ago
  8. Rock Creek at E Wilson Road in Independence, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 2 ft³/s
    75°F52 mi18 hrs 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.

14 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.