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Former Lefty's bar, Waverly, NY
Waverly, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

White Wagon Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 20, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
30kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 397, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 597, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 795, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1086, good
  10. Wed 1176, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4.5 kmthe section

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 White Wagon Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good4 kn12kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good5 kn13kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good9 kn20kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov97, good6 kn18kn19°C3.6 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good1 kn5kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good2 kn8kn18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good4 kn16kn14°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good11 kn30kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good7 kn23kn11°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov76, good10 kn24kn5°C0.6 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

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About White Wagon Boat Launch

A river section on the Chemung River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 4.5 km along the river. 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. The town to stay in is Waverly.

  • River Chemung River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 4.5 km along the river.
  • 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).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 AVP, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,190–US$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Waverly

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Closest

Waverly

about 10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Waverly · Booking.com

About Waverly 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 6h

About 6h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AVP, direct, then 2h 05m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at CHEMUNG RIVER AT CHEMUNG NY, 6 km upstream: 10.1 m³/s, 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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