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Ruisseau Gordon

Kayak spot · Canada

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Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 15, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
12.2 mm

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 70 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 380, good
  2. Wed 497, good
  3. Thu 584, good
  4. Fri 670, good
  5. Sat 777, good
  6. Sun 879, good
  7. Mon 978, good
  8. Tue 1076, good
  9. Wed 1162, good
  10. Thu 1278, 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 Ruisseau Gordon
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov80, good7 kn13kn13°C12.2 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good6 kn15kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good7 kn13kn14°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov70, good8 kn20kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good2 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good1 kn8kn8°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good6 kn12kn7°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good4 kn12kn4°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov62, good9 kn23kn3°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov78, good5 kn13kn5°C0.9 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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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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About

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About Ruisseau Gordon

A launch on the Ruisseau Gordon. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Kipawa.

  • River Ruisseau Gordon
  • 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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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: Kipawa

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Kipawa

about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

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Getting there

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On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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