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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
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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. DONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER NR FRENCHGLEN ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 27 ft³/s
    64°F21 mi19 hrs ago
  2. LAKE ABERT NEAR VALLEY FALLS, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon
    71°F88 mi18 hrs ago
  3. EF OWYHEE RIVER AT CRUTCHER CROSSING, IDUSGS gauge · Idaho · 11 ft³/s
    71°F88 mi19 hrs ago
  4. BOISE RIVER NR PARMA IDUSGS gauge · Idaho · 412 ft³/s
    73°F105 mi19 hrs ago
  5. BOISE RIVER ABV INDIAN CREEK AT CALDWELL, IDUSGS gauge · Idaho
    70°F110 mi19 hrs ago
  6. BOISE RIVER AT CALDWELL, IDUSGS gauge · Idaho · 371 ft³/s
    70°F111 mi18 hrs ago
  7. JOHN DAY RIVER NEAR JOHN DAY, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 19 ft³/s
    66°F119 mi19 hrs ago
  8. SF CROOKED RIVER NEAR BELL BUTTE, NEAR PAULINA, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 8 ft³/s
    69°F121 mi18 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.