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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 (16 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 594
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 228
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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. MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK AT LITTLE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 799 ft³/s
    71°F5.0 mi17 hrs ago
  2. South Fork above Senecaville Lake OHUSGS gauge · Ohio
    67°F27 mi17 hrs ago
  3. Seneca Fork above Senecaville Lake OHUSGS gauge · Ohio
    67°F28 mi17 hrs ago
  4. Beaver Creek above Senecaville Lake OHUSGS gauge · Ohio
    67°F30 mi17 hrs ago
  5. LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER AT PALESTINE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 3,090 ft³/s
    73°F35 mi17 hrs ago
  6. Stillwater Creek above Piedmont Lake OHUSGS gauge · Ohio
    69°F40 mi17 hrs ago
  7. OHIO RIVER AT WHEELING, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia
    73°F42 mi17 hrs ago
  8. WEST FORK RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 2,590 ft³/s
    71°F43 mi17 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.