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Swimmable water near you

2,141 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 22, 2026 (1 hr ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 385
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 934
  • Warm · above 86°F · 215
  • 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. Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 2 ft³/s
    57°F12 mi1 hr ago
  2. West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 26 ft³/s
    60°F14 mi1 hr ago
  3. Allegheny River below Kinzua Dam at Big Bend, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    70°F15 mi1 hr ago
  4. Allegheny River at Kinzua Dam, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 1,480 ft³/s
    71°F16 mi1 hr ago
  5. EB Clarion River at EB Clarion River Dam, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 175 ft³/s
    61°F16 mi1 hr ago
  6. Clarion River at Johnsonburg, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 200 ft³/s
    60°F20 mi1 hr ago
  7. Tionesta Creek at Lynch, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 87 ft³/s
    64°F21 mi1 hr ago
  8. Allegheny River at Port Allegany, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 109 ft³/s
    65°F22 mi1 hr ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

East Branch Clarion River Lake4.3(19)

East Branch Clarion River Lake

Lake · Jones Township, Pennsylvania

Dammed 1,160-acre lake known for its year-round fishing, boating, swimming, camping & hiking.

15 mi from your location

Allegheny Reservoir4.8(105)

Allegheny Reservoir

Lake · Pennsylvania
Camping nearby

Paddling, boating & angling around a lakeshore bordered by a forest laced with hiking trails.

18 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.