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Paint Creek

Map Map ID Feature Latitude Longitude County Amenities
pt 1 1 DAM--upstream of Eyman Park Drive 1/2-mile at the Waterworks facility in Washington Courthouse, portage river left 39.543 -83.448 Fayette
2 Eyman Park at Eyman Park Drive/North Street in Washington Courthouse, access river right or left 39.541 -83.445 Fayette
3 DAM--At Eyman Park downstream of Eyman Park Drive bridge and North Street in Washington Courthouse, portage river left or right 39.540 -83.445 Fayette
4 Creek Road and Old S.R. 35 bridge southeast of Washington Courthouse, roadside access river right 39.513 -83.418 Fayette parking roadside
5 Flakesford Road Bridge north of Rock Mills, access river left 39.470 -83.397 Fayette parking roadside
6 FORD--Creek Road bridge at intersection with Rockbridge Road, resides over concrete ford with dangerous hydraulic at high water, portage river left or right 39.464 -83.419 Fayette parking roadside
7 Miami Trace Road bridge/Sturgeon Mills-Rock Mills Road in Rock Mills, roadside access river left 39.443 -83.410 Fayette parking roadside
8 Ghormley Road bridge north of Greenfield, roadside access river right and left 39.409 -83.384 Fayette parking roadside
9 S.R. 753 bridge north of Greenfield, roadside access river right 39.379 -83.376 Fayette parking roadside
10 DAM--about 1 mile upstream of the S.R. 28 bridge off Island Grove Road in Greenfield, portage river right or left, whichever is best at the water level 39.363 -83.377 Highland
11 Greenfield City ballpark field off McArthur Way in Greenfield, access river right 39.349 -83.375 Highland  
pt 2 12 Paint Creek Lake State Park - (Campground) Taylor Road Boat Ramp, access river left 39.268 -83.389 Ross parking ramp camping
13 Paint Creek Lake State Park - Deer Park Road Boat Ramp and Marina, access river right, also portage for Lake dam and spillway 39.244 -83.355 Highland
parking ramp restroom
 picnic drinking water
14 DAM--Paint Creek Lake dam and spillway, portage river right at Deer Park Road Boat Ramp and Marina 39.247 -83.352 Highland
15 Paint Creek Lake State Park off Rapid Forge Road south of Greenfield, access river right below dam 39.252 -83.349 Highland ramp restroom picnic 
drinking water
16 DAM--Paint Creek rapids just below Rapid Forge Road bridge west of Bainbridge, Class 2-3, portage river right if necessary; dangerous at high water for novices 39.235 -83.339 Ross
17 Roadside rest stop off S.R. 50 on Blair Road one mile below Rapid Forge Road west of Bainbridge, access river right 39.232 -83.327 Ross
18 FALLS--Paint Creek Falls about 1 mile downstream from the S.R. 50 rest stop west of Bainbridge. One chute on river right is runnable if not clogged; approach with caution, portage river right with permission 39.229 -83.293 Ross
19 Quarry Street bridge (S.R. 41) in Bainbridge, roadside access river right 39.234 -83.272 Ross parking roadside
part 3 20 S.R. 50 bridge east of Bainbridge with parking about 1/8 mile east at Seip Mound State Memorial, roadside access river right and left 39.240 -83.229 Ross parking roadside
pt 4 21 S.R. 772 bridge in Chillicothe, roadside access river right 39.320 -83.979 Ross parking roadside

Paint Creek - North Fork

Map Map ID Feature Latitude Longitude County Amenities
Paint CreekNorthFork1-4 1 S.R. 62/3 bridge in Madison Mills, roadside access river right 39.651 -83.330 Fayette parking roadside
2 Woodrow Rd. bridge east of Plano, roadside access river right 39.490 -83.253 Ross parking roadside
3 Plano Rd./S. R. 35 bridge north of Austin, roadside access river right 39.455 -83.232 Ross parking roadside
4 Dexter Rd. bridge south of Austin, roadside access river right and left 39.424 -83.215 Ross parking roadside
PaintCreekNorthFork4-6 5 S.R. 50 bridge behind store in Slate Mills, access river right with permission 39.351 -83.054 Ross parking roadside
6 Plyley's Lane Rd. bridge in Chillicothe at mouth of North Fork flowing into the main branch of Paint Creek, access river left 39.314 -83.027 Ross parking roadside