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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
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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. COLUMBIA RIVER AT BRIDGEPORT, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    67°F31 mi18 hrs ago
  2. WELLS POWERPLANT HEADWATER NEAR PATEROS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    67°F33 mi18 hrs ago
  3. METHOW RIVER NEAR MOUTH NEAR PATEROS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    69°F40 mi17 hrs ago
  4. OKANOGAN RIVER NR WAKEFIELD BR SOUTH OF MALOTT, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    76°F45 mi18 hrs ago
  5. SANPOIL RIVER ABOVE JACK CREEK AT KELLER, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 8 ft³/s
    65°F47 mi17 hrs ago
  6. WENATCHEE RIVER AT MONITOR, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 453 ft³/s
    69°F48 mi17 hrs ago
  7. OKANOGAN RIVER AT MALOTT, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 520 ft³/s
    75°F50 mi17 hrs ago
  8. HALL CREEK ABOVE INCHELIUM, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    59°F73 mi17 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park4.7(2,724)

Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park

State park · Coulee City, Washington
Camping nearby

Ice Age floods created huge waterfalls-now-cliffs overlooking a lake & with camping & a golf course.

1.8 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.