Paint Creek (Sevenmile Creek)
Overview from the Dillman Road bridge
Paint Creek is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of Sevenmile Creek.
Paint Creek was named from deposits of ochre found there which Native Americans used for body painting.[2]
Paint Creek is dammed to form a reservoir, Lake Lakengren.
Location
- Mouth: Confluence with Sevenmile Creek south of Camden at 39°37′04″N 84°38′54″W / 39.6178308°N 84.6482852°W[1]
- Source: Preble County west of Eaton at 39°44′08″N 84°42′18″W / 39.7356065°N 84.7049552°W[1]
- Lake Lakengren Dam: 39°40′32″N 84°41′19″W / 39.675579°N 84.688714°W
See also
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek (Sevenmile Creek)
- ↑ Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 124.
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