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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
  • 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. CRABTREE CREEK NEAR SCIO, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 13 ft³/s
    74°F2.6 mi16 hrs ago
  2. NORTH SANTIAM R AT GREENS BRIDGE, NR JEFFERSON, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 668 ft³/s
    64°F4.1 mi17 hrs ago
  3. WILLAMETTE RIVER AT ALBANY, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 4,480 ft³/s
    70°F7.3 mi16 hrs ago
  4. SANTIAM RIVER NEAR JEFFERSON, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon
    66°F7.6 mi17 hrs ago
  5. SOUTH SANTIAM RIVER AT LEBANON, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon
    60°F8.5 mi17 hrs ago
  6. CALAPOOIA RIVER AT ALBANY, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 9 ft³/s
    76°F8.5 mi17 hrs ago
  7. THOMAS CREEK NEAR SCIO, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 8 ft³/s
    71°F10 mi17 hrs ago
  8. LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR BUENA VISTA, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 22 ft³/s
    73°F11 mi17 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Riverfront City Park4.7(5,275)

Riverfront City Park

Park · Salem, Oregon

Riverside green area with a playground, an amphitheater, a carousel & the Eco Earth Globe sculpture.

21 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.