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Tannery Creek (1)
Tannery Creek. Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tannery Creek

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 6 kn gusting 12, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 86 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
24kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
3.8 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
12°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
13°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
13°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 290, good
  2. Tue 386, good
  3. Wed 477, good
  4. Thu 580, good
  5. Fri 688, good
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 875, good
  8. Mon 985, good
  9. Tue 1069, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Tannery Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov90, good6 kn12kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov86, good10 kn20kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good11 kn24kntoo gusty19°C3.8 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good8 kn18kn12°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov88, good3 kn9kn13°C1.8 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good2 kn11kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good9 kn24kn13°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good6 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov69, good10 kn24kn10°C1.2 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–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 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. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tannery Creek

A launch on the Tannery Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and February, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Holland.

  • River Tannery Creek
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.0 km away.

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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).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$911–US$1,630 each

about US$911–US$1,630 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Fuelabout 355 km there and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$911–US$1,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Holland

Closest

Holland

31 min by car · 22 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 22 places to stay in Holland · Booking.com

About Holland 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 2h 20m

About 2h 20m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 2h 20m

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Third Coast Paddling 0.0 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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