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Égletons, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Corrèze, Saint Yrieix le Déjalat (Pont de Lanour - Le saut du Loup)

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 10: Wind 9 kn gusting 23, Air 18 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 62 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 60 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 69 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 73 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
18°C
Rain
2.7 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 355, fair
  2. Wed 462, good
  3. Thu 561, good
  4. Fri 661, good
  5. Sat 760, good
  6. Sun 865, good
  7. Mon 969, good
  8. Tue 1073, good
  9. Wed 1171, good
  10. Thu 1249, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Corrèze, Saint Yrieix le Déjalat (Pont de Lanour - Le saut du Loup)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov55, fair7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov62, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov61, good4 kn12kn11°C0.4 mm
Fri 6Nov61, good6 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov60, good2 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good8 kn18kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov69, good8 kn18kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good9 kn23kn18°C2.7 mm
Wed 11Nov71, good8 kn27kn16°C1.8 mm
Thu 12Nov49, fair10 kn23kn9°C8.7 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. 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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Corrèze, Saint Yrieix le Déjalat (Pont de Lanour - Le saut du Loup)

A river section on the Corrèze, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III to IV, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Égletons. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Corrèze
  • Grade Grade III to IV, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 23 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$1,420–US$2,640 each

about US$1,420–US$2,640 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CFE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$993
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$289
Totalabout US$1,420–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Égletons

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Closest

Égletons

about 20 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Égletons · Booking.com

About Égletons its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CFE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 2h by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits