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Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Great Miami River. Photo: Andrew C, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Great Miami River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 9 kn gusting 20, Air 24 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
19°C
Rain
20.5 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
10°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 293, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 486, good
  4. Thu 595, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 789, good
  7. Sun 884, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1089, good
  10. Wed 1191, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Great Miami River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov93, good5 kn10kn16°C1.2 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good9 kn20kn24°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov86, good10 kn25kn19°C20.5 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good9 kn24kn18°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov91, good7 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good6 kn15kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good6 kn25kn10°C2.7 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good9 kn20kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov89, good9 kn21kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov91, good2 kn8kn15°C0 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Great Miami River

A launch on the Great Miami River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. The town to stay in is Harrison Ohio.

  • River Great Miami River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 33 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$1,060–US$1,930 each

about US$1,060–US$1,930 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to CVG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$114–US$241
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$94
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$1,060–US$1,930

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Harrison Ohio

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Closest

Harrison Ohio

about 20 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Harrison Ohio · Booking.com

About Harrison Ohio 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 3h 40m

About 3h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → CVG, direct, then 45 min by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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