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Maison Hector-Authier, Amos
Amos, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: ChristianScott42, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rivière Harricana

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 12, Air 16 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
16°C
Rain
1 mm

Thu 5 · 69 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kntoo gusty
Air
14°C
Rain
7.1 mm

Fri 6 · 52 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
4°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Mon 9 · 65 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
1.8 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 366, good
  2. Wed 483, good
  3. Thu 569, good
  4. Fri 652, fair
  5. Sat 778, good
  6. Sun 865, good
  7. Mon 965, good
  8. Tue 100, poor
  9. Wed 1124, poor
  10. Thu 1262, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug7 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 Rivière Harricana
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov66, good6 kn11kn11°C10.5 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good6 kn12kn16°C1 mm
Thu 5Nov69, good8 kn15kntoo gusty14°C7.1 mm
Fri 6Nov52, fair8 kn20kntoo gusty4°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good2 kn9kn6°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good5 kn16kn4°C3.3 mm
Mon 9Nov65, good5 kn18kn4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poor10 kn21kntoo gusty6°C1.8 mm
Wed 11Nov24, poor9 kn20kntoo gusty1°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov62, good4 kn15kn0°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

best Jul–Aug

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. Jun6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rivière Harricana

A launch on the Rivière Harricana. 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. For new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in March, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Amos.

  • River Rivière Harricana
  • 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 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.

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Where to stay: Amos

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Closest

Amos

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

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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.

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