Buttermilk Creek (Lambton County) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Buttermilk Creek
Location of the mouth of Buttermilk Creek in southern Ontario
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Southwestern Ontario
County	Lambton
Town	Petrolia
Physical characteristics
Main source	Field 203 m (666 ft) 42°54′09″N 82°09′04″W / 42.90250°N 82.15111°W / 42.90250; -82.15111
River mouth	Stonehouse Drain 197 m (646 ft) 42°52′33″N 82°10′56″W / 42.87583°N 82.18222°W / 42.87583; -82.18222
Length	5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

Buttermilk Creek is a creek in the town of Petrolia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

Course

Buttermilk Creek begins in a field north of Petrolia and travels 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) through the northwest of the town before reaching its mouth at the Stonehouse Drain in Lorne C Henderson Conservation Area. The Stonehouse Drain flows via Bear Creek and the North Sydenham and Sydenham Rivers into Lake St. Clair.

Buttermilk Creek is part of the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority's Lower Bear Watershed.