Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

Silver Creek is a stream 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.

Course

Silver Creek originates from two smaller tributaries at Silver Falls State Park. These creeks, named Lower Silver Creek and Upper Silver Creek, meet in the northwestern part of the park. From there the stream flows 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-northwest through Silver Creek Canyon and into the Silverton Reservoir. It continues out of the canyon from that point for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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 3.2 miles (5.1 km) to its confluence at the Pudding River to the west of Silverton.

See also

• Oregon Garden, which was designed, in part, to divert Silverton's sewage effluent from Silverton Creek

References