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St-Georges-de-Grand-Mère-(QC)-Baie de la rive Est de la rivière St-Maurice, en aval du pont de Grand-Mère-2022-10-02
Rivière Saint-Maurice. Photo: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rivière Saint-Maurice

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

89Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 16 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
9°C
Rain
6.2 mm

Wed 4 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Thu 5 · 91 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 287, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 494, good
  4. Thu 591, good
  5. Fri 692, good
  6. Sat 788, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1178, 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 Saint-Maurice
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov87, good4 kn9kn12°C1.5 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good2 kn4kn9°C6.2 mm
Wed 4Nov94, good6 kn14kn16°C0.4 mm
Thu 5Nov91, good5 kn12kn15°C1.6 mm
Fri 6Nov92, good4 kn11kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good8 kn17kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good4 kn11kn9°C6.6 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good2 kn6kn7°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good7 kn15kn5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good9 kn22kn5°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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Photos of Rivière Saint-Maurice

St-Georges-de-Grand-Mère-(QC)-Pont ferroviaire et rampe de mise-à-l'eau sur rivière St-Maurice-2022-10-02
Photo: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rivière Saint-Maurice

A launch on the Rivière Saint-Maurice. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Shawinigan. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Rivière Saint-Maurice
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,110–US$2,030 each

about US$1,110–US$2,030 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 YQB, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$356
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$309–US$577
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,030

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Shawinigan

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Closest

Shawinigan

about 20 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Shawinigan · Booking.com

About Shawinigan 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 8h 10m

About 8h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YQB, direct, then 2h 10m by road

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

On the water

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