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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 (10 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. KANSAS R AB TOPEKA WEIR AT TOPEKA, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 5,120 ft³/s
    82°F22 mi1 day ago
  2. KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 5,850 ft³/s
    81°F22 mi1 day ago
  3. KANSAS R NR LAKE QUIVIRA, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 6,370 ft³/s
    83°F33 mi1 day ago
  4. BLUE R AT KENNETH RD, OVERLAND PARK, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 10 ft³/s
    78°F41 mi1 day ago
  5. Missouri River at Randolph, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri
    80°F50 mi1 day ago
  6. Rock Creek at E Wilson Road in Independence, MOUSGS gauge · Missouri · 2 ft³/s
    75°F50 mi1 day ago
  7. NEOSHO R AT NEOSHO RAPIDS, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas
    83°F51 mi1 day ago
  8. NEOSHO R AT BURLINGTON, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 135 ft³/s
    81°F53 mi1 day ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Clinton Lake4.6(207)

Clinton Lake

Lake · Kansas
Camping nearby

Large lake with a swimming beach, waterside parks & campsites, popular for water skiing & fishing.

0.8 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.