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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 22, 2026 (10 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 384
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 929
  • Warm · above 86°F · 215
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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. SAVAGE RIVER NEAR BARTON, MDUSGS gauge · Maryland · 46 ft³/s
    64°F8.0 mi1 day ago
  2. SAVAGE RIV BL SAVAGE RIV DAM NEAR BLOOMINGTON, MDUSGS gauge · Maryland · 63 ft³/s
    57°F11 mi1 day ago
  3. NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 272 ft³/s
    57°F14 mi11 hrs ago
  4. DEEP CREEK LAKE NEAR THAYERVILLE, MDUSGS gauge · Maryland
    74°F19 mi1 day ago
  5. SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 478 ft³/s
    75°F20 mi11 hrs ago
  6. Casselman River at Markleton, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 888 ft³/s
    64°F22 mi11 hrs ago
  7. YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER AT FRIENDSVILLE, MDUSGS gauge · Maryland · 549 ft³/s
    65°F24 mi1 day ago
  8. Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 618 ft³/s
    62°F25 mi11 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.