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Nine Mile Creek

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 11, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 97 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 93 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
21°C
Rain
6.7 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 393, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 592, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 888, good
  8. Mon 969, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1167, 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 Nine Mile Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good5 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov93, good5 kn14kn17°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn11kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov92, good4 kn18kn21°C6.7 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good1 kn5kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good3 kn9kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good6 kn13kn13°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov69, good10 kn24kntoo gusty9°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good5 kn25kn9°C3.6 mm
Wed 11Nov67, good7 kn19kntoo gusty6°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. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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.

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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 Nine Mile Creek

A launch on the Nine Mile Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 22 km away. The town to stay in is Liverpool New York. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Nine Mile Creek
  • 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 22 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$1,060–US$1,940 each

about US$1,060–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$34
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,060–US$1,940

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Liverpool New York

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Closest

Liverpool New York

about 10 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Liverpool New York · Booking.com

About Liverpool New York 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 20m

About 4h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 30 min by road

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 22 km away with no name.

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

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