Paint Creek (Michigan)
Paint Creek is a 16.8-mile-long (27.0 km)[1] stream in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in northern Oakland County and rising in Brandon Township in the northern part of the county. The creek drains through a series of lakes that lead into Lake Orion. Paint Creek continues as the outflow from the east end of Lake Orion in downtown Lake Orion. It flows southeastward through Oakland Township and Rochester Hills into the Clinton River in Rochester.
It is one of two designated trout streams in Oakland County, the other being Trout Creek. The water level of the creek is dependent upon rainfall, and can vary from very shallow to deep and rapid depending on recent weather conditions. Fishermen can expect to catch brown trout and rainbow trout, as well as creek chubs.
There are two other streams known as Paint Creek in Michigan, one in Washtenaw County and one in Iron County in the Upper Peninsula.
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 7, 2011
[edit] External links
- Michigan Historical Markers: Paint Creek Millrace in
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek in Oakland County
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek in Washtenaw County
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek in Iron County
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