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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 (17 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 594
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 228
  • 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. BLACK SULPHUR CREEK BLW CANYON CREEK NR RANGELY COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    57°F16 mi17 hrs ago
  2. COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 1,650 ft³/s
    72°F22 mi17 hrs ago
  3. COLORADO R. ABV GUNNISON R. AT GRAND JUNCTION, COUSGS gauge · Colorado · 270 ft³/s
    73°F36 mi17 hrs ago
  4. YELLOW CREEK BLW BARCUS CR NR WHITE RIVER CITY, COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    49°F39 mi17 hrs ago
  5. GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 622 ft³/s
    74°F40 mi17 hrs ago
  6. WHITE RIVER ABOVE COAL CREEK NEAR MEEKER, COUSGS gauge · Colorado · 16 ft³/s
    57°F42 mi17 hrs ago
  7. COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINEUSGS gauge · Colorado · 1,500 ft³/s
    75°F46 mi17 hrs ago
  8. COLORADO R BLW SOUTH CANYON CR NR GLENWOOD SPGS COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    65°F50 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.