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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. KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 5,440 ft³/s
    77°F15 mi9 hrs ago
  2. TAYLORSVILLE LAKE NEAR TAYLORSVILLE, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky
    79°F18 mi9 hrs ago
  3. SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK AT FORT SPRING, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 33 ft³/s
    68°F19 mi9 hrs ago
  4. ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 670 ft³/s
    73°F20 mi9 hrs ago
  5. FLOYDS FORK AT FISHERVILLE, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 169 ft³/s
    76°F29 mi9 hrs ago
  6. KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 2 AT LOCKPORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 7,080 ft³/s
    80°F30 mi9 hrs ago
  7. FLOYDS FORK NEAR MT WASHINGTON, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 218 ft³/s
    77°F32 mi9 hrs ago
  8. CHENOWETH RUN AT GELHAUS LANE NEAR FERN CREEK, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 8 ft³/s
    72°F32 mi9 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Taylorsville Lake4.6(72)

Taylorsville Lake

Lake · Kentucky

Popular spot for fishing & boating, with an extensive network of trails & bald eagle nesting sites.

14 mi from your location

Guist Creek Lake4.5(93)

Guist Creek Lake

Lake · Kentucky

This 317-acre reservoir on Guist Creek offers fishing, boating & kayaking, plus a marina.

17 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.