Silver Creek (Weber River tributary)

Silver Creek
Silver Creek (Weber River tributary) is located in Utah
Silver Creek (Weber River tributary)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
RegionSummit County, Utah
Physical characteristics
SourceNorthern slope of Bald Eagle Mountain[2] in the Wasatch Range
 • location1.3 miles (2.1 km) southwest of Park City, Utah
 • coordinates40°37′44″N 111°31′00″W / 40.62889°N 111.51667°W / 40.62889; -111.51667[1]
 • elevation8,224 ft (2,507 m)
MouthConfluence with Weber River
 • location
Wanship, Utah
 • coordinates
40°48′59″N 111°23′58″W / 40.81639°N 111.39944°W / 40.81639; -111.39944[1]
 • elevation
5,824 ft (1,775 m)
Length19.3 mi (31.1 km)

Silver Creek is a 19.3-mile-long (31.1 km)[3] north by northeastwards-flowing stream that begins 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southwest of Park City, Utah on Bald Eagle Mountain east of the Wasatch Range summit. It is a tributary of the upper Weber River in Summit County, Utah, which ultimately flows to the Great Salt Lake.

  1. ^ a b "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Bald Eagle Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 3, 2023