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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 (7 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 78
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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. NEHALEM RIVER AT JEWELL, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 30 ft³/s
    70°F40 mi8 hrs ago
  2. NEHALEM RIVER NEAR FOSS, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 164 ft³/s
    68°F51 mi8 hrs ago
  3. EF DAIRY CR ABV MURTAUGH CR NR MEACHAM CORNER, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 9 ft³/s
    59°F65 mi8 hrs ago
  4. QUINAULT RIVER NEAR TAHOLAH, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 459 ft³/s
    65°F65 mi8 hrs ago
  5. WILSON RIVER AT SOLLIE SMITH BR AT TILLAMOOK, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon
    65°F66 mi8 hrs ago
  6. TRASK RIVER ABOVE CEDAR CREEK, NEAR TILLAMOOK, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 86 ft³/s
    63°F69 mi8 hrs ago
  7. GALES CREEK AT OLD HWY 47, FOREST GROVE, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon
    67°F74 mi8 hrs ago
  8. SCOGGINS CK BLW HENRY HAGG LAKE, NR GASTON, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon
    53°F75 mi8 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

No rated, photographed swim spots within 25 miles of this point yet. The nearest sensor readings above still tell you what the water is doing — or search any river, lake or beach by name.
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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.