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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 (16 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. CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA NYUSGS gauge · New York · 157 ft³/s
    65°F14 mi17 hrs ago
  2. ALLEGHENY RIVER AT RED HOUSE NYUSGS gauge · New York
    67°F39 mi17 hrs ago
  3. ERIE (BARGE) C ABV HALLS WASTE WEIR AT LOCKPORT NYUSGS gauge · New York · 609 ft³/s
    75°F43 mi17 hrs ago
  4. EIGHTEENMILE CREEK AT BURT NYUSGS gauge · New York · 67 ft³/s
    74°F51 mi17 hrs ago
  5. OAK ORCHARD CREEK NEAR SHELBY NYUSGS gauge · New York · 21 ft³/s
    68°F52 mi17 hrs ago
  6. Allegheny River at Kinzua Dam, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania · 1,480 ft³/s
    71°F55 mi17 hrs ago
  7. Allegheny River below Kinzua Dam at Big Bend, PAUSGS gauge · Pennsylvania
    70°F55 mi17 hrs ago
  8. OAK ORCHARD CREEK NEAR KENYONVILLE NYUSGS gauge · New York · 359 ft³/s
    72°F61 mi17 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.