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Evening on Kathleen Lake
Kathleen Lake. Photo: Jakub Fryš, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kathleen Lake

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

6 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
-3°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
-2°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 70 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
-3°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 70 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
-2°C
Rain
3.7 mm

Sat 7 · 35 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
-3°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
-6°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
-9°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 370, good
  2. Wed 470, good
  3. Thu 570, good
  4. Fri 670, good
  5. Sat 735, poor
  6. Sun 870, good
  7. Mon 970, good
  8. Tue 1070, good
  9. Wed 1170, good
  10. Thu 1270, 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 Kathleen Lake
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov70, good3 kn12kn-3°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov70, good3 kn12kn-2°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov70, good2 kn13kn-3°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov70, good1 kn9kn-2°C3.7 mm
Sat 7Nov35, poor2 kn16kntoo gusty-3°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov70, good2 kn7kn-6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good1 kn9kn-9°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good1 kn16kn-5°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good3 kn16kn-4°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov70, good2 kn14kn-5°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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Photos of Kathleen Lake

Kathleen Lake Shore
Photo: James Badger from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kathleen Lake Pier
Photo: James Badger from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kathleen lake 2
Photo: John Johnston, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kathleen Lake

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Kathleen Lake Campground, Destruction Bay, 1 km. Nearest beds: Whitehorse, 119 km. Nearest airport: Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (YXY), 118 km.

  • 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).

Where to stay: nearest beds 119 km away

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No town nearby

Nearest place to stay we found: Kathleen Lake Campground, Destruction Bay, 1 km. Nearest beds: Whitehorse, 119 km. Nearest airport: Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (YXY), 118 km.

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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

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