Buttermilk Creek (Renfrew County) Explained

Buttermilk Creek
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Buttermilk Creek in southern Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Eastern Ontario
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Renfrew
Subdivision Type5:Township
Subdivision Name5:Whitewater Region
Length:3.9km (02.4miles)
Source1:Astrolabe Lake
Source1 Coordinates:45.6053°N -76.8381°W
Source1 Elevation:148m (486feet)
Mouth:Muskrat River
Mouth Coordinates:45.6236°N -76.8694°W
Mouth Elevation:126m (413feet)
River System:Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

Buttermilk Creek is a tributary of the Muskrat River in the township of Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

Course

Buttermilk Creek begins at Astrolabe Lake, formerly Green Lake and within the grounds of Logos Land water park, and travels 3.9km (02.4miles) before reaching its mouth at the Muskrat River near the community of Cobden. The Muskrat River empties into the Ottawa River at Pembroke.

Economy

Ontario Highway 17 parallels the lower ⅔ of the creek. Buttermilk Creek Trout Farm, in operation raising rainbow trout for more than 20 years, is located on the creek banks.

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