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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 (11 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 77
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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. Connoquenessing Creek near Zelienople, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 480 ft³/s
    70°F14 mi11 hrs ago
  2. Allegheny R at CW Bill Young L&D at Acmetonia, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    74°F16 mi11 hrs ago
  3. Ohio River at Montgomery Lock & Dam, Lower PoolUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    74°F17 mi11 hrs ago
  4. Allegheny River at Lock & Dam 5 near Freeport, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    74°F21 mi11 hrs ago
  5. Beaver River at Wampum, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 3,930 ft³/s
    72°F21 mi12 hrs ago
  6. Monongahela R at L&D2 Lower Pool at Braddock, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    73°F22 mi11 hrs ago
  7. Monongahela River at Braddock, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    73°F22 mi11 hrs ago
  8. Shenango River near West New Castle, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    72°F29 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.