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Swimmable water near you

1,324 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (6 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 544
  • Warm · above 86°F · 78

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. Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Rd. nr Houlton, MaineUSGS gauge · Maine · 16 ft³/s
    70°F2807 mi8 hrs ago
  2. Allagash River near Allagash, MaineUSGS gauge · Maine · 376 ft³/s
    69°F2823 mi7 hrs ago
  3. St. Croix River at Milltown, MaineUSGS gauge · Maine
    73°F2826 mi8 hrs ago
  4. Lewy Lake at Princeton, MaineUSGS gauge · Maine
    74°F2835 mi7 hrs ago
  5. West Grand Lake at Grand Lake Stream, MaineUSGS gauge · Maine
    73°F2845 mi7 hrs ago
  6. E. Br. Penobscot River below Grand Lake MatagamonUSGS gauge · Maine · 307 ft³/s
    69°F2848 mi8 hrs ago
  7. CONNECTICUT R BELOW INDIAN STREAM NR PITTSBURG, NHUSGS gauge · New Hampshire · 324 ft³/s
    59°F2996 mi7 hrs ago
  8. Wild River at Gilead, MaineUSGS gauge · Maine · 23 ft³/s
    67°F3004 mi7 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.