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Former Lefty's bar, Waverly, NY
Waverly, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Barton Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
19°C
Rain
6 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 697, good
  6. Sat 795, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 3.5 kmthe section

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Barton Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good5 kn13kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good9 kn20kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good7 kn19kn19°C6 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good1 kn9kn19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good2 kn7kn17°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good3 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good6 kn15kn10°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good10 kn26kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good10 kn25kn7°C0.9 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Barton Landing

A river section on the Susquehanna River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.5 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 49 km away. The town to stay in is Waverly. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Susquehanna River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 3.5 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 49 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AVP, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$308
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Waverly

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Closest

Waverly

about 10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Waverly · Booking.com

About Waverly its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 6h

About 6h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AVP, direct, then 2h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

Gauge at SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR WAVERLY NY, 3 km downstream: 39.9 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits