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Swimmable water near you

1,323 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (12 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 77

A map of the United States with one coloured dot per USGS sensor reporting a live water temperature. The readings are listed below.

That location is outside the map’s coverage, so it isn’t drawn — the nearest readings below are still measured from it.

Nearest live readings

The closest USGS sensors currently reporting a water temperature, nearest first.

  1. BOGACHIEL RIVER NEAR LA PUSH, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    64°F2685 mi12 hrs ago
  2. CALAWAH RIVER NEAR FORKS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 65 ft³/s
    58°F2689 mi12 hrs ago
  3. BOGACHIEL RIVER NEAR FORKS, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 81 ft³/s
    64°F2693 mi12 hrs ago
  4. QUINAULT RIVER NEAR TAHOLAH, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 459 ft³/s
    65°F2720 mi12 hrs ago
  5. NOOKSACK RIVER AT FERNDALE, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 1,250 ft³/s
    62°F2729 mi12 hrs ago
  6. FISHTRAP CREEK AT FRONT STREET AT LYNDEN, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 4 ft³/s
    60°F2730 mi13 hrs ago
  7. DUNGENESS RIVER NEAR SEQUIM, WAUSGS gauge · Washington · 86 ft³/s
    56°F2737 mi12 hrs ago
  8. ANDERSON CREEK AT SMITH ROAD NEAR GOSHEN, WAUSGS gauge · Washington
    62°F2739 mi12 hrs 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.