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Ruisseau Joannès

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 11, Air 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 68 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
7.1 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kntoo gusty
Air
16°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Fri 6 · 59 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 66 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 73 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 368, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 577, good
  5. Fri 659, fair
  6. Sat 766, good
  7. Sun 875, good
  8. Mon 973, good
  9. Tue 1070, good
  10. Wed 1125, poor

The spot in two facts

  • Flat 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 Ruisseau Joannès
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn9kn13°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov68, good6 kn11kn12°C7.1 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good5 kn11kn15°C1.1 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good6 kn13kntoo gusty16°C1.6 mm
Fri 6Nov59, fair7 kn17kn4°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov66, good6 kn15kn6°C1.5 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good3 kn8kn4°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov73, good3 kn11kn4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good2 kn12kn2°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov25, poor8 kn19kntoo gusty2°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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 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. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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

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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ruisseau Joannès

A launch on the Ruisseau Joannès. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 20 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in March, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mcwatters.

  • River Ruisseau Joannès
  • 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 20 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).

Where to stay: Mcwatters

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Closest

Mcwatters

about 35 min by car

about US$121/nightcountry average

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About Mcwatters its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Mcwatters, 20 km. We have not checked places to stay in Mcwatters yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Amos, 56 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

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

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 with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 20 km away with no name.

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