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Rivière Harricana

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 14 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
7.3 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
2.8 mm

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
2.9 mm

Fri 6 · 60 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 66 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 370, good
  2. Wed 482, good
  3. Thu 574, good
  4. Fri 660, good
  5. Sat 775, good
  6. Sun 879, good
  7. Mon 966, good
  8. Tue 1065, good
  9. Wed 1123, poor
  10. Thu 1269, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–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 3Nov70, good6 kn10kn11°C7.3 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good4 kn10kn14°C2.8 mm
Thu 5Nov74, good5 kn10kn14°C2.9 mm
Fri 6Nov60, good6 kn17kn3°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov75, good4 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good1 kn8kn6°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov66, good5 kn10kn4°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov65, good5 kn12kn2°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov23, poor10 kn19kntoo gusty1°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov69, good2 kn10kn2°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 Jun–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. 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. 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

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More kayaking near here

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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 June, 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.

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: Amos

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Closest

Amos

about 20 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

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About Amos its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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

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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