What is "silver creek"

Silver Creek may refer to:

Silver Creek is a large creek that flows for approximately through Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States.

The creek's depth varies from a few inches to over at normal water levels. Its headwaters are located south of Berea. It reaches its terminus northwest of Richmond at the Kentucky River. It is one of six major creeks flowing north through Madison County and emptying into the Kentucky River. The westernmost of these is Paint Lick Creek, which forms the boundary between Garrard and Madison Counties. Silver Creek flows parallel to Paint Lick Creek, and the two define the westernmost finger of Madison County, a long ridge known as Poosey Ridge.

Silver Creek in Southern Idaho refers to two different streams. One is a spring-fed tributary of the Little Wood River in Blaine County, north of Picabo, and the other is a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Payette River in Boise County, near Crouch.

Silver Creek is a stream in southern Indiana in the United States. It drains a watershed of . The creek rises in Scott County and flows , dropping , before flowing into the Ohio River.

It forms the boundary between Clark and Floyd counties. The stream was called Silver Creek by the time it was part of land granted to George Rogers Clark, who lived in a log cabin near the creek's mouth. It was named Silver Creek due to a rumor that silver treasure was hidden by creek, and that silver ore could be found.

At the mouth of the creek was the first cement operation in Indiana, at Beach's Mill in 1830.

The creek was the site of Shirt-Tail Bend, a popular dueling location for Kentuckians, as the practice was illegal in their state. The Silver Creek banks were the site at least four duels, including most famously one between Humphrey Marshall and Henry Clay on January 19, 1809. Both men suffered slight wounds. Marshall opposed Clay's proposal that all Kentucky legislators should wear domestic homespun rather than English broadcloth.

Silver Creek is a stream located in the White Mountains of Arizona north of Show Low. It is a tributary of the Little Colorado River. It is also the sight of a supervolcanoe that erupted 18.8 million years ago.

Silver Creek is a stream, about 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.

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 is an stream of Oregon which drains a portion of the endorheic Harney Basin to Harney Lake. Arising in the Blue Mountains, it flows generally southeast, although much of the stream is intermittent. The Silver Creek Volcanic Field is associated with the creek's watershed.

Silver Creek is a creek located in the Omineca Country region of British Columbia. The creek flows from the south into the Omineca River approximately 35 miles west of Germansen Landing. The creek was discovered by Byrnes' "Peace River Prospecting Party" in 1869. Gold and silver have been recovered from the creek. The creek has been mined by Europeans and Chinese Miners.

Silver Creek is the name of several different streams, locales, and other features in the U.S. state of Oregon, including:

name

type

elevation

coordinate

USGS map

GNIS ID

description

Little North Fork Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

Stream

Elk Prairie

Little Silver Creek (Josephine County, Oregon)

Stream

York Butte

Little Silver Creek (Curry County, Oregon)

Stream

Quosatana Butte

Little Silver Creek Lake (Josephine County, Oregon)

Lake

York Butte

North Fork Silver Creek (Josephine County, Oregon)

Stream

Silver Peak

North Fork Silver Creek (Lake County, Oregon)

Stream

Partin Butte

North Fork Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

Stream

Drake Crossing

meets South Fork Silver Creek to form Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

North Silver Creek Youth Camp (Marion County, Oregon)

Locale

Drake Crossing

Silver Butte Creek (Curry County, Oregon)

Stream

Sixes

Silver Creek (Yamhill County, Oregon)

Stream

Fairdale

Silver Creek (Coos County, Oregon)

Stream

Golden Falls

Silver Creek (Lane County, Oregon)

Stream

Nimrod

Silver Creek (Baker County, Oregon)

Stream

Bourne

Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

Stream

Silverton

formed out of the South and North forks from the Cascade foothills; forms in Silver Falls State Park

Silver Creek (Curry County, Oregon)

Stream

Soldier Camp Mountain

Silver Creek (Douglas County, Oregon)

Stream

Winchester Bay

Silver Creek (Grant County, Oregon)

Stream

Silver Butte

Silver Creek (Lake County, Oregon)

Stream

Tuff Butte

Silver Creek (Harney County, Oregon)

Stream

Northwest Harney Lake

flows into Harney Lake

Silver Creek (Josephine County, Oregon)

Stream

Silver Peak

Silver Creek (Lane County, Oregon)

Stream

Sardine Butte

Silver Creek (Umatilla County, Oregon)

Stream

Deerhorn Creek

Silver Creek (Wallowa County, Oregon)

Stream

Lostine

Silver Creek (Linn County, Oregon)

Stream

Quartzville

Silver Creek (Douglas County, Oregon)

Stream

Buckeye Lake

Silver Creek (Douglas County, Oregon)

Stream

Fivemile Creek

Silver Creek Camp (Baker County, Oregon)

Locale

Bourne

Silver Creek Cemetery (Harney County, Oregon)

Cemetery

Riley

Silver Creek Dam (Marion County, Oregon)

Dam

Drake Crossing

Silver Creek Dam (Harney County, Oregon)

Dam

Moon Reservoir

Silver Creek Landing (Lane County, Oregon)

Locale

Nimrod

Silver Creek Landing Boat Ramp (Lane County, Oregon)

Locale

Nimrod

Silver Creek Marsh (Lake County, Oregon)

Swamp

Bridge Creek Draw

Silver Creek Marsh Recreation Site (Lake County, Oregon)

Locale

Bridge Creek Draw

Silver Creek Post Office (historical) (Marion County, Oregon)

Post Office

Stayton NE

Silver Creek Reservoir (Marion County, Oregon)

Reservoir

Drake Crossing

Silver Creek Reservoir (Lake County, Oregon)

Reservoir

Hager Mountain

Silver Creek Riffle (Curry County, Oregon)

Rapids

Soldier Camp Mountain

Silver Creek Valley (Harney County, Oregon)

Valley

Moon Reservoir

Silver Falls State Park (Marion County, Oregon)

Park

Stout Mountain

Silver Fork (Siskiyou County, California)

Stream

Condrey Mountain

South Fork Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

Stream

Drake Crossing

meets North Fork Silver Creek to form Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

South Fork Silver Creek (Josephine County, Oregon)

Stream

Silver Peak

South Silver Creek Youth Camp (Marion County, Oregon)

Locale

Lyons

Thompson Valley Diversion Dam (Lake County, Oregon)

Dam

Hager Mountain

Upper Silver Creek Ranch (Harney County, Oregon)

Locale

Riley

West Fork Silver Creek (Coos County, Oregon)

Stream

Golden Falls

West Fork Silver Creek (Lake County, Oregon)

Stream

Hager Mountain

Silver Creek is a stream in Jefferson County, Nebraska and Washington County, Nebraska, in the United States.

According to legend, the discovery of silver ore at the creek's banks caused the name to be selected.

Silver Creek is a stream in Floyd County and Polk County, Georgia, in the United States.

Silver Creek was so named on account of the silver mining in the area.

Silver Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

According to tradition, Silver Creek was named for the fact Indians unearthed deposits of silver ore near the creek.

Silver Creek (also known as Silver Run or Verdilla Run) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Washington Township and Union Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of . The creek has no named tributaries, but it does have several unnamed tributaries. Many of these, as well as Silver Creek itself, are impaired by sedimentation/ siltation due to grazing-related agriculture. The watershed is partly or fully in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province.

The dominant land use in the upper reaches of the watershed of Silver Creek is agricultural land. However, forests and other land uses are also present, and some pockets of development occur in the creek's valley. The creek causes flooding in the southern part of Union Township. A number of bridges have been constructed across Silver Creek. Its drainage basin is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.