PAINT CREEK (MICHIGAN)

'Paint Creek' is the name of a streams in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in northern Oakland County rising in Brandon Township in the northern part of the county. The creek drains through a series of lakes that lead into Lake Orion. Paint Creek continues as the outflow from the east end of Lake Orion in downtown Lake Orion. It flows southeastward through Oakland and Avon townships into the Clinton River in Rochester.
It is one of two designated trout streams in Oakland County, the other being Trout Creek. The water level of the creek is dependent upon rainfall, and can vary from very shallow to deep and rapid depending on recent weather conditions. Fishermen can except to catch brown trout, brook trout, and rainbow trout, as well as creek chubs.
There are also two other streams known as Paint Creek in Michigan, one in Washtenaw County and one Iron County in the Upper Peninsula.

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★ Michigan Historical Markers: Paint Creek Millrace in

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