Silver Creek (Huron County, Ontario) Explained

Silver Creek
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Silver Creek in southern Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Southwestern Ontario
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Huron County
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Huron East
Source1:Field
Source1 Coordinates:43.5542°N -81.3419°W
Source1 Elevation:328m (1,076feet)
Mouth:Bayfield River
Mouth Location:Egmondville
Mouth Coordinates:43.5364°N -81.3994°W
Mouth Elevation:299m (981feet)
River System:Great Lakes Basin

Silver Creek is a river in the municipality of Huron East, Huron County, Ontario, Canada and a right tributary of the Bayfield River.

Course

Silver Creek begins in a farm field northeast of the community of Seaforth at an elevation of 328m (1,076feet). It flows southwest and takes in right and left tributary creeks before passing under Ontario Highway 8 on the east side of Seaforth. It continues southwest on the east side of the community, takes in two more left tributaries, and reaches its mouth at the Bayfield River at an elevation of 299m (981feet) in the community of Egmondville.

Ecology

The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority has rated the Upper Bayfield Headwaters, which includes Silver Creek, a "D" for forest conditions and a "C" for surface water quality. A monitoring point for Benthic zone marine invertebrates is located on the upper Silver Creek. No at-risk species have been identified in the drainage basin. Reforestation has been identified as the priority strategy for improving forest conductions and water quality.

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