Silver Creek | |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Silver Creek in Marion County, Oregon |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Marion |
Length: | 16miles[1] |
Source1 Location: | Cascade Range foothills, Marion County, Oregon |
Source1 Coordinates: | 44.8889°N -122.6631°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 963feet[2] |
Mouth: | Pudding River |
Mouth Location: | Silverton, Marion County, Oregon |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.0003°N -122.8408°W[3] |
Mouth Elevation: | 157feet |
Basin Size: | 54.4sqmi[4] |
Silver Creek is a stream, about 16miles long, in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is a tributary of the Pudding River and originates in Silver Falls State Park in the Cascade foothills above the cities Silverton and Stayton.[1]
Silver Creek originates in the northwestern part of Silver Falls State Park at the confluence of its North and South Forks. From there the stream flows 9.5miles north-northwest through Silver Creek Canyon and into the Silverton Reservoir. It continues out of the canyon from that point for 2.5miles and through the city of Silverton, running parallel to Oregon State Highway 214 until it veers due west at North Water Street in Silverton. It runs for another 3.2miles to its confluence with the Pudding River.