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Florida · river

Miami Canal at S-354 and South at Lake Harbor, Fla

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

100

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:59:15 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Miami Canal at S-354 and South at Lake Harbor, Fla
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Lake Harbor, Florida.jpg by LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 5 mph

Air temp

73°F

11% chance of rain

River flow

18.7 cfs

Weather outlook

Tuesday · 90

  • Tue

    90

    Best

  • Wed

    83

  • Thu

    58

  • Fri

    71

  • Sat

    59

  • Sun

    68

  • Mon

    76

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
7a46
8a36
9a47
10a57
11a46
12p67
1p68
2p57
3p47
4p68
5p68
6p46

Why this score

  • Wind — 2 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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