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Swimmable water near you

1,323 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (13 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 77
  • 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. CHEAT RIVER AT ALBRIGHT, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 1,630 ft³/s
    72°F9.2 mi13 hrs ago
  2. MONONGAHELA R AT MORGANTOWN LOCK & DAM (UPPER), WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia
    72°F11 mi13 hrs ago
  3. Monongahela R at Lock & Dam 8, at Point Marion, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    72°F15 mi14 hrs ago
  4. Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 192 ft³/s
    71°F18 mi13 hrs ago
  5. TYGART VALLEY RIVER AT COLFAX, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 9,660 ft³/s
    71°F18 mi13 hrs ago
  6. TYGART VALLEY R AT TYGART DAM NR GRAFTON, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 11,000 ft³/s
    72°F19 mi13 hrs ago
  7. Monongahela River near Masontown, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 14,100 ft³/s
    72°F21 mi13 hrs ago
  8. YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER AT FRIENDSVILLE, MDUSGS gauge · Maryland · 324 ft³/s
    66°F23 mi13 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Cheat Lake4.6(144)

Cheat Lake

Lake · West Virginia

Expansive lake retreat offering options for boating, kayaking, swimming & nature hiking.

10 mi from your location

Deckers Creek4.1(15)

Deckers Creek

River · Morgantown, West Virginia

Surrounded by lush greenery, this sprawling tributary features cascading waterfalls & rock slides.

11 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.