Buttermilk Creek (Renfrew County)

For Buttermilk Creek in Lambton County, see Buttermilk Creek (Lambton County).

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

Buttermilk Creek
Location of the mouth of Buttermilk Creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Eastern Ontario
County	Renfrew
Township	Whitewater Region
Physical characteristics
Source	Astrolabe Lake
• coordinates	45°36′19″N 76°50′17″W
• elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Mouth	Muskrat River
• coordinates	45°37′25″N 76°52′10″W
• elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Length	3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Basin features
River system	Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

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.

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

• "Buttermilk Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 31F10". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-07-13.