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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 22, 2026 (12 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 384
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 607
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 929
  • Warm · above 86°F · 215
  • 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 2 AT LOCKPORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 7,080 ft³/s
    80°F4.7 mi1 day ago
  2. ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 670 ft³/s
    73°F19 mi1 day ago
  3. OHIO RIVER AT MARKLAND DAM NEAR WARSAW, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 255,000 ft³/s
    77°F20 mi1 day ago
  4. KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 5,440 ft³/s
    77°F21 mi1 day ago
  5. FLOYDS FORK NEAR PEWEE VALLEY, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 100 ft³/s
    74°F28 mi1 day ago
  6. FLOYDS FORK AT FISHERVILLE, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 169 ft³/s
    76°F32 mi1 day ago
  7. WOLF PEN BR AB POND DISCHARGE NR PROSPECT, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky
    70°F33 mi1 day ago
  8. GOOSE CREEK AT HWY 22 AT SPRING VALLEY, KYUSGS gauge · Kentucky · 6 ft³/s
    71°F35 mi1 day ago

Nearest swimmable spots

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

Guist Creek Lake4.5(93)

Guist Creek Lake

Lake · Kentucky

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

21 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.