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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. SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK AT FORT SPRING, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 33 ft³/s
    68°F26 mi10 hrs ago
  2. ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 670 ft³/s
    73°F29 mi10 hrs ago
  3. KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 5,440 ft³/s
    77°F33 mi10 hrs ago
  4. ROCK LICK CR AT STATE HWY 158 NR SHARKEY, KY STA DUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 0 ft³/s
    71°F38 mi9 hrs ago
  5. KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 2 AT LOCKPORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 7,080 ft³/s
    80°F38 mi9 hrs ago
  6. LICKING RIVER AT FARMERS, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky
    66°F42 mi9 hrs ago
  7. LICKING RIVER AT HWY 536 NEAR ALEXANDRIA, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 2,440 ft³/s
    79°F43 mi10 hrs ago
  8. OHIO RIVER AT MARKLAND DAM NEAR WARSAW, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 255,000 ft³/s
    77°F49 mi9 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.