| Running Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Running Creek in Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Southern Ontario with a dot at the location of the mouth of Running Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Southwestern Ontario |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Chatham-Kent |
| Source1: | Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.6031°N -82.4781°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 175m (574feet)[1] |
| Mouth: | North Sydenham River |
| Mouth Location: | Wallaceburg |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.6039°N -82.3886°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 175m (574feet) |
| River System: | Great Lakes Basin |
Running Creek is a stream in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[2] [3] [4] It is a left distributary of the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye), is a tributary of the North Sydenham River, and is part of the Great Lakes Basin.
The creek begins at the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) at an elevation of, and flows east to its mouth at the North Sydenham River, at an elevation of, on the north side of the community of Wallaceburg. The North Sydenham River flows via the Sydenham River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie.