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Maison Hector-Authier, Amos
Amos, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: ChristianScott42, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rivière Harricana

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 12, Air 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
11°C
Rain
4.7 mm

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C
Rain
2.8 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
8.2 mm

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
2°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 74 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 288, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 492, good
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 664, good
  6. Sat 776, good
  7. Sun 875, good
  8. Mon 974, good
  9. Tue 1072, good
  10. Wed 1169, 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 Rivière Harricana
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov88, good4 kn10kn14°C0.3 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good6 kn11kn11°C4.7 mm
Wed 4Nov92, good6 kn12kn15°C2.8 mm
Thu 5Nov88, good6 kn12kn14°C8.2 mm
Fri 6Nov64, good7 kn20kn2°C2.1 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good4 kn12kn4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good4 kn10kn4°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov74, good4 kn11kn3°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov72, good3 kn10kn2°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov69, good7 kn22kn2°C0.6 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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.

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the spot and 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 Rivière Harricana

A launch on the Rivière Harricana. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Amos.

  • River Rivière Harricana
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • 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).

Where to stay: Amos

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Closest

Amos

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

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About Amos 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

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