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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 22, 2026 (13 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 384
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 929
  • 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. COLD RIVER AT HIGH STREET, AT ALSTEAD, NHUSGS gauge · New Hampshire · 8 ft³/s
    66°F35 mi1 day ago
  2. ASHUELOT RIVER NEAR GILSUM, NHUSGS gauge · New Hampshire · 12 ft³/s
    66°F44 mi1 day ago
  3. LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT PORT HENRY NYUSGS gauge · New York
    71°F48 mi1 day ago
  4. LAPLATTE RIVER AT SHELBURNE FALLS, VTUSGS gauge · Vermont · 4 ft³/s
    65°F60 mi13 hrs ago
  5. CONNECTICUT RIVER NEAR NORTHFIELD, MAUSGS gauge · Massachusetts · 5,880 ft³/s
    78°F63 mi1 day ago
  6. LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT BURLINGTON, VTUSGS gauge · Vermont
    72°F67 mi14 hrs ago
  7. SOUTH BRANCH PISCATAQUOG RIVER NEAR GOFFSTOWN, NHUSGS gauge · New Hampshire · 15 ft³/s
    68°F68 mi1 day ago
  8. POPE BROOK TRIBUTARY (W-9), NR NORTH DANVILLE, VTUSGS gauge · Vermont · 0 ft³/s
    57°F70 mi13 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Lake Rescue4.7(18)

Lake Rescue

Lake · Ludlow, Vermont

This 180-acre lake offers swimming, fishing, waterskiing, ice skating & other activities.

8.7 mi from your location

Lake Bomoseen4.8(91)

Lake Bomoseen

Lake · Castleton, Vermont

A popular fishing hole, Vermont's largest freshwater lake includes a beach, marinas & boat launches.

23 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.