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Swimmable water near you

2,123 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 22, 2026 (22 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 382
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 927
  • Warm · above 86°F · 207
  • 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. CONNECTICUT RIVER AT NORTH STRATFORD, NHUSGS gauge · New Hampshire · 501 ft³/s
    63°F27 mi1 day ago
  2. POPE BROOK TRIBUTARY (W-9), NR NORTH DANVILLE, VTUSGS gauge · Vermont · 0 ft³/s
    57°F31 mi22 hrs ago
  3. CONNECTICUT R BELOW INDIAN STREAM NR PITTSBURG, NHUSGS gauge · New Hampshire · 328 ft³/s
    60°F34 mi1 day ago
  4. RICHELIEU R (LAKE CHAMPLAIN) AT ROUSES POINT NYUSGS gauge · New York
    71°F61 mi1 day ago
  5. LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT BURLINGTON, VTUSGS gauge · Vermont
    72°F63 mi23 hrs ago
  6. LAPLATTE RIVER AT SHELBURNE FALLS, VTUSGS gauge · Vermont · 4 ft³/s
    65°F67 mi23 hrs ago
  7. Wild River at Gilead, MaineUSGS gauge · Maine · 23 ft³/s
    65°F68 mi22 hrs ago
  8. SACO RIVER AT RIVER STREET, AT BARTLETT, NHUSGS gauge · New Hampshire · 61 ft³/s
    60°F72 mi1 day ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Lake Willoughby4.8(290)

Lake Willoughby

Lake · Westmore, Vermont

Long, narrow lake bordered by forest & hills, offering fishing, diving, hiking & several beaches.

13 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.