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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 (15 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • 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. OHIO RIVER AT WHEELING, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia
    73°F13 mi15 hrs ago
  2. South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 438 ft³/s
    69°F26 mi16 hrs ago
  3. Stillwater Creek above Piedmont Lake OHUSGS gauge · Ohio
    69°F32 mi15 hrs ago
  4. Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 229 ft³/s
    71°F33 mi15 hrs ago
  5. Monongahela River near Masontown, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 22,400 ft³/s
    71°F35 mi15 hrs ago
  6. WEST FORK RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 2,590 ft³/s
    71°F37 mi15 hrs ago
  7. Monongahela R at Lock & Dam 8, at Point Marion, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    71°F37 mi15 hrs ago
  8. MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK AT LITTLE, WVUSGS gauge · West Virginia · 799 ft³/s
    71°F38 mi15 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Wheeling Creek4.5(66)

Wheeling Creek

River · West Virginia

Wheeling Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River, 25 miles long, in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, with a watershed extending into southwestern Pennsylvania.

3.9 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.