Silver Creek
Riley, Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
We don't cover this water yet
No agency boundary, access route or field report is mapped to it — so there is no verdict, and we won't guess. We'll tell you the moment this water has something to say.
Covered nearby
Waters within 25 miles where we do have a current picture.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 54 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 17.9 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 452 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
Here's your day on the water, mapped
Silver Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this water
Silver Creek is a 60-mile paddling stretch near Riley, Oregon. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 54 cfs and a gradient of about 17.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Facts about this water
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, OR weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan36° high21° low
- Feb39° high23° low
- Mar47° high27° low
- Apr53° high31° low
- May63° high38° low
- Jun71° high43° low
- Jul84° high52° low
- Aug82° high52° low
- Sep74° high45° low
- Oct59° high35° low
- Nov44° high26° low
- Dec33° high20° low
Where it is
- Burns Three Rivers Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
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~1h 5m drive
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~1h 8m drive
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~12 min drive
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