Paint Creek (Sevenmile Creek tributary)
Stream in Preble County, Ohio, U.S.
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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[1]
- Source: Preble County west of Eaton at 39°44′08″N 84°42′18″W[1]
- Lake Lakengren Dam: 39°40′32″N 84°41′19″W
