Buttermilk Creek (Renfrew County)

Buttermilk Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Eastern Ontario
County Renfrew
Township Whitewater Region
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Source Astrolabe Lake
 - elevation 148 m (486 ft)
 - coordinates 45°36′19″N 76°50′17″W / 45.60528°N 76.83806°W / 45.60528; -76.83806
Mouth Muskrat River
 - elevation 126 m (413 ft)
 - coordinates 45°37′25″N 76°52′10″W / 45.62361°N 76.86944°W / 45.62361; -76.86944Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 76°52′10″W / 45.62361°N 76.86944°W / 45.62361; -76.86944
Length 3.9 km (2 mi)
Location of the mouth of Buttermilk Creek in southern Ontario

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 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) 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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