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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 (12 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. SALT CREEK NEAR HARRODSBURG, INUSGS gauge · Indiana
    78°F13 mi12 hrs ago
  2. WHITE RIVER NEAR CENTERTON, INUSGS gauge · Indiana · 14,900 ft³/s
    75°F22 mi13 hrs ago
  3. MILL CREEK NEAR MANHATTAN, INUSGS gauge · Indiana
    79°F29 mi13 hrs ago
  4. WHITE R. AT STOUT GEN. STN. AT INDIANAPOLIS, INUSGS gauge · Indiana · 9,710 ft³/s
    74°F39 mi12 hrs ago
  5. WHITE RIVER AT INDIANAPOLIS, INUSGS gauge · Indiana · 10,400 ft³/s
    75°F42 mi12 hrs ago
  6. BIG RACCOON CREEK AT FERNDALE, INUSGS gauge · Indiana
    74°F46 mi12 hrs ago
  7. SCHOOL BRANCH AT CR750N AT BROWNSBURG, INUSGS gauge · Indiana · 14 ft³/s
    70°F47 mi13 hrs ago
  8. USGS WELL SCHOOL BRANCH SNW AT BROWNSBURG, INUSGS gauge · Indiana
    66°F47 mi13 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Lake Lemon4.5(153)

Lake Lemon

Lake · Indiana

Boasting 24 mi. of shoreline, this large lake offers boating, swimming, fishing & nature trails.

8.0 mi from your location

Spencer Pay Lake3.9(59)

Spencer Pay Lake

Fishing pond · Spencer, Indiana
Camping nearby

Spencer Pay Lake is a 3.5 acre lake nestled in a beautiful, peaceful hay field just north of Spencer, IN. Stocked mostly with channel catfish, where you can also fish for bluegill, crappie, and more. $30 per adult (11 yrs & up) for a 12 hour fishing pass. Open 24/7 during the season. Children ten and under are free with purchase of an adult fishing pass. MONDAY SPECIAL: $20 pass for Senior citizens & Veterans every Monday! Come enjoy the outdoors & catch some fish!

15 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.