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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 (10 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
  • 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. SMOKY HILL R NR LANGLEY, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 100 ft³/s
    79°F38 mi10 hrs ago
  2. SMOKY HILL R AT ENTERPRISE, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 475 ft³/s
    82°F75 mi10 hrs ago
  3. NF NINNESCAH R AB CHENEY RE, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 20 ft³/s
    77°F79 mi10 hrs ago
  4. REPUBLICAN R AT CLAY CENTER, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas · 108 ft³/s
    79°F79 mi10 hrs ago
  5. MILFORD LAKE NEAR WAKEFIELD, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas
    83°F83 mi10 hrs ago
  6. 25S 01W 07BCCC01 SMW-S11 NR CW36USGS gauge · Kansas
    71°F91 mi11 hrs ago
  7. CHENEY RE NR CHENEY, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas
    80°F92 mi11 hrs ago
  8. L ARKANSAS R UPSTREAM OF ASR FAC NR SEDGWICK, KSUSGS gauge · Kansas
    79°F92 mi10 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Wilson Lake4.7(373)

Wilson Lake

Lake · Kansas
Camping nearby

Large recreational reservoir popular for sport fishing, plus camping & swimming at waterfront parks.

0.2 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.