Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
84Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Wind 1 kn gusting 8, Air 13 °C
Tue 3 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 1.2 mm
Wed 4 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 12°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 1.8 mm
Fri 6 · 76 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 4.2 mm
Sat 7 · 88 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 13°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 87 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 11°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 9°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 283, good
- Tue 383, good
- Wed 485, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 676, good
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 887, good
- Mon 983, good
- Tue 1081, good
- Wed 1181, good
The spot in two facts
- Flat waterthe water
- 1.1 kmthe section
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 83, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 83, good | 1 kn | 6kn | 10°C | 1.2 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 85, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 12°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 3 kn | 13kn | 10°C | 1.8 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 76, good | 1 kn | 8kn | 7°C | 4.2 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | 1 kn | 8kn | 13°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 87, good | 2 kn | 11kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 83, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 9°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 81, good | 3 kn | 9kn | 9°C | 6 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 81, good | 4 kn | 13kn | 10°C | 4.2 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.
Map
put-in, take-out, its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Powwatka Bridge Access
A river section on the Grande Ronde River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 1.1 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Speywater Lodge, Enterprise, 5 km. Nearest beds: Lewiston Idaho, 68 km. Nearest airport: Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), 64 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.
- River Grande Ronde River
- Grade No grade is stated.
- Length 1.1 km along the river.
- Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
- Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
- 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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$926–US$1,740 each
about US$926–US$1,740 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to GEG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$228–US$476 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$201–US$376 |
| Total | about US$926–US$1,740 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 68 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Speywater Lodge, Enterprise, 5 km. Nearest beds: Lewiston Idaho, 68 km. Nearest airport: Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), 64 km.
See places to stay near Lewiston Idaho, 68 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 9h 10m
About 9h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GEG, direct, then 3h 35m by road
Flights MDW → GEG on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Powwatka Bridge Access · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Powwatka Bridge Access · GetYourGuide
River level
Gauge at GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY, OR, 11 km downstream: 21.3 m³/s, low 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
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.