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Swimmable water near you

2,137 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 21, 2026 (12 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
  • 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. DICKINSON CREEK NEAR CERESCO, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 3 ft³/s
    59°F20 mi13 hrs ago
  2. HOG CREEK AT CADY RD AT HODUNK, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 26 ft³/s
    68°F32 mi12 hrs ago
  3. LITTLE PORTAGE CR AT LANE ST AT MENDON, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 9 ft³/s
    65°F46 mi12 hrs ago
  4. SPRING CREEK AT RAMBADT ROAD NEAR CENTREVILLE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 7 ft³/s
    68°F50 mi13 hrs ago
  5. PORTAGE RIVER AT FIFTH AVENUE AT THREE RIVERS, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 68 ft³/s
    72°F55 mi13 hrs ago
  6. GRAND RIVER AT N PARK ST NE AT GRAND RAPIDS, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan
    75°F60 mi13 hrs ago
  7. WOLF CREEK AT PINE GROVE ROAD NEAR VESTABURG, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 6 ft³/s
    63°F68 mi12 hrs ago
  8. KALAMAZOO RIVER AT NEW RICHMOND, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 1,110 ft³/s
    74°F69 mi13 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Goguac Lake4.4(57)

Goguac Lake

Lake · Battle Creek, Michigan

Stocked 352-acre lake with boat launches & a waterside park with a beach & picnic pavilions.

24 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.