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Mill Creek

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 11 kn gusting 24, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 85 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
4.9 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 397, good
  2. Wed 495, good
  3. Thu 590, good
  4. Fri 685, good
  5. Sat 785, good
  6. Sun 878, good
  7. Mon 983, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1183, good
  10. Thu 1289, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Mill Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov97, good11 kn24kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good10 kn18kn19°C0.9 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good9 kn22kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov85, good4 kn7kn11°C4.9 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good7 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good8 kn24kn10°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good10 kn25kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good11 kn23kn14°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good8 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov89, good7 kn17kn13°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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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About

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About Mill Creek

A launch on the Mill Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.5 km away. The town to stay in is Ann Arbor.

  • River Mill Creek
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.5 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$939–US$1,660 each

about US$939–US$1,660 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 755 km there and back, sharedabout US$47–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$939–US$1,660

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ann Arbor

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Closest

Ann Arbor

about 25 min by car · 52 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 52 places to stay in Ann Arbor · Booking.com

About Ann Arbor its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 4h 30m

About 4h 30m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 4h 30m

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at MILL CREEK NEAR DEXTER, MI, 6 km upstream: 1.18 m³/s, normal for November (updated 1 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

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

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