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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 (5 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. OAK CREEK ABOVE TIETON RIVER NEAR NACHES, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 2 ft³/s
    62°F49 mi6 hrs ago
  2. CLARKS CREEK AT STEWART AVENUE NEAR PUYALLUP, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 56 ft³/s
    52°F53 mi5 hrs ago
  3. WHITE RIVER AT 24TH ST E AT DIERINGER, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    60°F53 mi5 hrs ago
  4. LAKE TAPPS DIVERSION AT DIERINGER, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 23 ft³/s
    55°F53 mi5 hrs ago
  5. CLOVER CREEK NEAR TILLICUM, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 3 ft³/s
    63°F54 mi5 hrs ago
  6. WHITE SALMON RIVER NEAR UNDERWOOD, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 449 ft³/s
    50°F55 mi6 hrs ago
  7. WIND RIVER NEAR CARSON, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 155 ft³/s
    59°F55 mi5 hrs ago
  8. WHITE RIVER AT R STREET NEAR AUBURN, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 577 ft³/s
    59°F55 mi6 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Spirit Lake4.8(32)

Spirit Lake

Lake · Washington

A busy tourist spot before the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, this lake offers trails & camping.

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.