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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 (11 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. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER BELOW HWY 85 AT GREELEY, COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    72°F106 mi1 day ago
  2. SOUTH PLATTE R AT 64TH AVE. COMMERCE CITY, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 96 ft³/s
    72°F108 mi1 day ago
  3. CACHE LA POUDRE R ABV N 11TH AVE AT GREELEY, COUSGS gauge · Colorado
    74°F108 mi1 day ago
  4. ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 177 ft³/s
    76°F109 mi1 day ago
  5. ARKANSAS RIVER AT LAS ANIMAS, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 9 ft³/s
    70°F109 mi1 day ago
  6. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT ENGLEWOOD, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 32 ft³/s
    71°F110 mi1 day ago
  7. MONUMENT CR ABV WOODMEN RD AT COLORADO SPRINGS, COUSGS gauge · Colorado · 8 ft³/s
    62°F112 mi1 day ago
  8. JIMMY CAMP CREEK AT FOUNTAIN, CO.USGS gauge · Colorado · 0 ft³/s
    61°F115 mi1 day 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.