Paint Creek (Washtenaw County, Michigan) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Paint Creek
Paint Creek from Liss Road in Augusta Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Monroe and Washtenaw
Physical characteristics
Main source	Pittsfield Township, Michigan 827 feet (252 m) 42°13′48″N 83°40′49″W / 42.23000°N 83.68028°W / 42.23000; -83.68028
River mouth	Stony Creek London Township, Michigan 646 feet (197 m) 42°05′05″N 83°34′47″W / 42.08472°N 83.57972°W / 42.08472; -83.57972

Paint Creek is a stream mostly located within Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The stream flows south before entering as a tributary to Stony Creek along the county line with Monroe County.

Paint Creek is also the name of an unincorporated community that dates back to 1829. It is located along the creek within Augusta Township.

Course

Paint Creek south of Ellsworth Road, before going in tunnel under road to Montibeller Park.

Paint Creek originates in a small marsh south of Ellsworth Road in Pittsfield Township. It runs parallel to Ellsworth Road going east, turns north and enters a culvert under Ellsworth Road, exiting the culvert into Montibeller Park. From Montibeller Park, it enters a culvert near the intersection of Cole Boulevard and Hillside Drive, and exits the culvert east of the intersection of Golfside Road and Packard Street, entering a golfcourse where its channel has been artificially widened into a pond. After exiting this pond the creek enters another culvert in the northeast corner of the golfcourse, flowing east along Packard Street, turning south along Hewitt Road, turns back East to flow roughly parallel to Valley Drive, before turning south to Congress Road east of Hewitt Road, where it exits the second culvert. Paint Creek continues roughly south parallel to Stevens Drive, then turning southeast to go under Michigan Avenue north east of Michigan Avenue's intersection with Ellsworth Road. Paint Creek continues southeast crossing under Interstate 94 after which it roughly follows Huron Street south, turning southeast under Stony Creek Road toward Whittaker Road, which it follows west of. Near the intersection of Whittaker Road and Merrit Road Paint Creek turns east crossing under Whittaker, before continuing following Whittaker before turning more southeast and crossing under Martz Road, after which it turns dead south following Turtle Hill Road, all the way to its mouth where it discharges into Stony Creek.

Cities and townships

Paint Creek flows through the following areas, in order of progression downstream:

• Pittsfield Township
• Ypsilanti Township
• Ypsilanti
• The stream flows back into Ypsilanti Township and heads southeast into Augusta Township
• London Township, where it joins Stony Creek immediately after entering. This is the only part of the creek that lies within Monroe County.