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Swimmable water near you

2,137 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 21, 2026 (9 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 375
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 595
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 938
  • Warm · above 86°F · 229
  • 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. CEDAR RIVER BELOW BEAR CREEK NEAR CEDAR FALLS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 13 ft³/s
    54°F7.9 mi10 hrs ago
  2. CEDAR RIVER NEAR CEDAR FALLS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 23 ft³/s
    51°F11 mi10 hrs ago
  3. REX RIVER NEAR CEDAR FALLS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 5 ft³/s
    57°F13 mi10 hrs ago
  4. CANYON CREEK NEAR CEDAR FALLS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 9 ft³/s
    62°F18 mi10 hrs ago
  5. CEDAR RIVER AT POWERPLANT AT CEDAR FALLS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 40 ft³/s
    66°F19 mi10 hrs ago
  6. CEDAR RIVER AT CEDAR FALLS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 33 ft³/s
    66°F19 mi10 hrs ago
  7. TAYLOR CREEK NEAR SELLECK, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 20 ft³/s
    49°F21 mi10 hrs ago
  8. SOUTH FORK TOLT RIVER NEAR INDEX, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 2 ft³/s
    58°F25 mi10 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Snow Lake4.8(238)

Snow Lake

Lake · Washington
Camping nearby

Panoramic alpine lake mirroring its mountain backdrop with a 7-mile-long hiking trail & campsites.

6.7 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.