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.
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.
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.