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Fleuve Saint-Laurent à Deschambault
Near Quai de Deschambault. Photo: Gabriel Picard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Quai de Deschambault

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 3 kn gusting 8, Air 16 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
9°C
Rain
9.2 mm

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
14°C
Rain
10.9 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 67 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 170, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 485, good
  5. Thu 592, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 785, good
  8. Sun 867, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1081, 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 Quai de Deschambault
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov70, good6 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good7 kn12kn11°C1.1 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good2 kn3kn9°C9.2 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good5 kn11kn14°C10.9 mm
Thu 5Nov92, good3 kn8kn16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good3 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good4 kn9kn11°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov67, good9 kn22kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn13kn8°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.

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the spot and its town

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Photos of Quai de Deschambault

Cap Lauzon 2
Near Quai de Deschambault. Photo: Gabriel Picard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Quai de Deschambault

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Pont-Rouge.

  • 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,110–US$2,020 each

about US$1,110–US$2,020 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 YQB, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$355
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,020

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pont-Rouge

Closest

Pont-Rouge

37 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Pont-Rouge · Booking.com

About Pont-Rouge 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 7h

About 7h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YQB, direct, then 1h 05m 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 50 km.

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