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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 (17 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. CLOVER CREEK NEAR TILLICUM, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 3 ft³/s
    64°F40 mi18 hrs ago
  2. CLARKS CREEK AT STEWART AVENUE NEAR PUYALLUP, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 55 ft³/s
    52°F47 mi18 hrs ago
  3. WHITE RIVER AT 24TH ST E AT DIERINGER, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    63°F51 mi18 hrs ago
  4. LAKE TAPPS DIVERSION AT DIERINGER, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 23 ft³/s
    55°F51 mi17 hrs ago
  5. WHITE RIVER AT R STREET NEAR AUBURN, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 566 ft³/s
    63°F54 mi18 hrs ago
  6. NEHALEM RIVER AT JEWELL, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 32 ft³/s
    72°F58 mi18 hrs ago
  7. EF DAIRY CR ABV MURTAUGH CR NR MEACHAM CORNER, ORUSGS gauge · Oregon · 9 ft³/s
    62°F63 mi18 hrs ago
  8. CEDAR RIVER BELOW DIVERSION NEAR LANDSBURG, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 91 ft³/s
    56°F66 mi17 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

North Fork Toutle River4.4(20)

North Fork Toutle River

River · Washington

tributary to the Toutle River in Cowlitz County and Skamania County, Washington state, United States of America

16 mi from your location

South Fork Toutle River4.9(10)

South Fork Toutle River

River · Washington

tributary to the Toutle River in Cowlitz County and Skamania County, Washington state, United States of America

19 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.