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Waubonsee Creek
Kayak spot · United States
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
77Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 77 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 77 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 77 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 77 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 77 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 8 kn | 19kn | 12°C | 0 mm |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
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).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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
Waubonsee Creek on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Waubonsee Creek
A launch on the Waubonsee Creek. 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 Yorkville. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.
- River Waubonsee 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 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$898–US$1,610 each
about US$898–US$1,610 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | about 145 km there and back, shared | about US$7–US$13 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$348–US$583 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or bring your own | about US$201–US$375 |
| Total | about US$898–US$1,610 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Yorkville
16 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Yorkville 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 1h 10m
About 1h 10m door to door from Chicago
Drive: Drive, about 1h 10m
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Yorkville · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Yorkville · GetYourGuide
River level
Gauge at WAUBONSEE CREEK NEAR OSWEGO, IL, 4 km upstream: 0.994 m³/s, high for November (updated 1 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
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.