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Green ice on the tittabawassee
Tittabawassee River. Photo: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tittabawassee River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 10 kn gusting 22, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
8°C
Rain
9.4 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 93 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 88 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 3100, good
  2. Wed 499, good
  3. Thu 589, good
  4. Fri 678, good
  5. Sat 784, good
  6. Sun 887, good
  7. Mon 993, good
  8. Tue 1088, good
  9. Wed 1181, good
  10. Thu 1279, 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 Tittabawassee River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov100, good10 kn22kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good10 kn22kn20°C1.3 mm
Thu 5Nov89, good9 kn18kn14°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good9 kn18kn8°C9.4 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good9 kn21kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good10 kn22kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov93, good10 kn21kn16°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov88, good9 kn26kn15°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov79, good2 kn8kn7°C0 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tittabawassee River

A launch on the Tittabawassee River. 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 Midland.

  • River Tittabawassee River
  • 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.

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$1,040–US$1,890 each

about US$1,040–US$1,890 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MBS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$114–US$235
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$34–US$60
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,040–US$1,890

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Midland

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Closest

Midland

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Midland · Booking.com

About Midland 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 3h 40m

About 3h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MBS, direct, then 35 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at TITTABAWASSEE RIVER AT MIDLAND, MI, 2 km downstream: 17 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 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

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