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Swimmable water near you

1,324 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (6 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 78
  • 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. L MANISTEE R AT NINE MILE BRIDGE NR FREESOIL, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 121 ft³/s
    60°F10.0 mi6 hrs ago
  2. MANISTEE RIVER NEAR WELLSTON, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 1,630 ft³/s
    69°F11 mi6 hrs ago
  3. MANISTEE RIVER NEAR MESICK, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 1,150 ft³/s
    69°F17 mi6 hrs ago
  4. PINE RIVER AT HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGE NR HOXEYVILLE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 209 ft³/s
    57°F21 mi6 hrs ago
  5. MANISTEE RIVER NEAR SHERMAN, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 994 ft³/s
    61°F24 mi6 hrs ago
  6. MUSKEGON RIVER AT BIG RAPIDS, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan
    66°F55 mi6 hrs ago
  7. MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR STANWOOD, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan
    71°F59 mi6 hrs ago
  8. MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR OXBOW, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan
    70°F63 mi6 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Crystal Lake4.7(78)

Crystal Lake

Lake · Michigan

Deep lake connected to Lake Michigan, with a long, sandy beach, plus resorts & rental cottages.

24 mi from your location

Pine River4.8(89)

Pine River

River · Michigan
Camping nearby

The Pine River, formerly known as the South Branch Manistee River, is a 53.6-mile-long tributary of the Manistee River in the U.S. state of Michigan.

25 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.