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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 (8 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
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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. Shade River near Chester OHUSGS gauge · Ohio · 132 ft³/s
    70°F4.5 mi8 hrs ago
  2. LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER AT PALESTINE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 3,090 ft³/s
    73°F22 mi9 hrs ago
  3. ELK RIVER AB ELK TWOMILE CREEK AT CHARLESTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia
    73°F48 mi8 hrs ago
  4. ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 4,530 ft³/s
    73°F49 mi8 hrs ago
  5. COAL RIVER AT TORNADO, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 1,050 ft³/s
    71°F49 mi9 hrs ago
  6. MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK AT LITTLE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 799 ft³/s
    71°F52 mi8 hrs ago
  7. OHIO RIVER AT IRONTON, OHUSGS gauge · Ohio · 128,000 ft³/s
    75°F60 mi9 hrs ago
  8. South Fork above Senecaville Lake OHUSGS gauge · Ohio
    67°F61 mi8 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

No rated, photographed swim spots within 25 miles of this point yet. The nearest sensor readings above still tell you what the water is doing — or search any river, lake or beach by name.
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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.