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Swimmable water near you

2,134 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 22, 2026 (20 hrs ago).

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  • Cold · below 60°F · 383
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 929
  • Warm · above 86°F · 215
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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. Yellowstone River near Sidney MTUSGS gauge · Montana · 3,080 ft³/s
    73°F66 mi1 day ago
  2. Yellowstone River Fish Bypass Channel nr Intake MTUSGS gauge · Montana · 570 ft³/s
    73°F69 mi1 day ago
  3. MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON, NDUSGS gauge · North Dakota
    72°F79 mi21 hrs ago
  4. MISSOURI RIVER AT BISMARCK, NDUSGS gauge · North Dakota · 17,600 ft³/s
    64°F109 mi21 hrs ago
  5. Powder River near Locate MTUSGS gauge · Montana · 4 ft³/s
    63°F112 mi1 day ago
  6. DES LACS RIVER AT FOXHOLM, NDUSGS gauge · North Dakota
    65°F117 mi21 hrs ago
  7. LAKE DARLING NEAR FOXHOLM, NDUSGS gauge · North Dakota
    69°F121 mi21 hrs ago
  8. Missouri River near Wolf Point MTUSGS gauge · Montana · 7,130 ft³/s
    65°F133 mi1 day 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.