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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 (18 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 594
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 228
  • 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. PORTAGE RIVER AT FIFTH AVENUE AT THREE RIVERS, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 68 ft³/s
    72°F5.2 mi19 hrs ago
  2. SPRING CREEK AT RAMBADT ROAD NEAR CENTREVILLE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 7 ft³/s
    68°F12 mi19 hrs ago
  3. DOWAGIAC CREEK AT DUTCH SETTLEMENT RD NR DOWAGIAC,USGS gauge · Michigan · 39 ft³/s
    65°F14 mi18 hrs ago
  4. LITTLE PORTAGE CR AT LANE ST AT MENDON, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 9 ft³/s
    65°F15 mi18 hrs ago
  5. OSBORN DRAIN AT DEWEY LAKE ST NR GLENWOOD, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 7 ft³/s
    62°F19 mi19 hrs ago
  6. ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT NILES, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 2,740 ft³/s
    75°F28 mi18 hrs ago
  7. HOG CREEK AT CADY RD AT HODUNK, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 26 ft³/s
    68°F35 mi19 hrs ago
  8. DICKINSON CREEK NEAR CERESCO, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 3 ft³/s
    59°F39 mi19 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Asylum Lake Preserve4.7(986)

Asylum Lake Preserve

Nature preserve · Kalamazoo, Michigan
Camping nearby

274-acre park with a sizable lake, several hiking trails & wildlife like deer & waterfowl.

22 mi from your location

Woods Lake Park4.3(420)

Woods Lake Park

Park · Kalamazoo, Michigan
Camping nearby

Serene lake bordered by wooded areas, featuring a small sandy beach for swimming & a playground.

22 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.