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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 (8 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. AU SABLE RIVER NEAR SOUTH BRANCH, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan
    72°F5.5 mi8 hrs ago
  2. AU SABLE RIVER NEAR CURTISVILLE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 1,090 ft³/s
    70°F5.7 mi9 hrs ago
  3. AU SABLE RIVER NEAR GLENNIE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan
    73°F7.9 mi8 hrs ago
  4. AU SABLE RIVER NEAR MC KINLEY, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 1,010 ft³/s
    65°F9.2 mi8 hrs ago
  5. AU SABLE RIVER NEAR SIDTOWN, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan
    75°F13 mi8 hrs ago
  6. AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 867 ft³/s
    67°F19 mi8 hrs ago
  7. AU SABLE RIVER NEAR AU SABLE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 984 ft³/s
    75°F20 mi8 hrs ago
  8. SOUTH BRANCH AU SABLE RIVER NEAR LUZERNE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 142 ft³/s
    60°F32 mi8 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Rifle River Recreation Area4.8(589)

Rifle River Recreation Area

State park · Lupton, Michigan
Camping nearby

Wilderness spot for nature-viewing walks, plus options for fishing, mountain-biking & more.

10 mi from your location

Tawas Bay4.4(27)

Tawas Bay

Bay · Michigan
Camping nearby

Fishing, camping, boating & hiking are among the activities on offer along this scenic shoreline.

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.