Upper Silver Creek (Coyote Creek tributary)

This article is about Upper Silver Creek tributary to Coyote Creek. For Other uses, see Silver Creek (disambiguation).
Upper Silver Creek
Arroyo de Socayre
Upper Silver Creek (Coyote Creek tributary) is located in California
Upper Silver Creek (Coyote Creek tributary)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Cruz Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceEdenvale Hills in southeast San Jose, California
 • coordinates37°14′45″N 121°43′27″W / 37.24583°N 121.72417°W / 37.24583; -121.72417[1]
 • elevation1,053 ft (321 m)[1]
MouthCoyote Creek
 • location
San Jose, California
 • coordinates
37°17′32″N 121°49′10″W / 37.29222°N 121.81944°W / 37.29222; -121.81944[1]
 • elevation
133 ft (41 m)[1]
Length8.3 mi (13.4 km)

Upper Silver Creek is a 8.3-mile-long (13.4 km)[1][2] northwestward-flowing stream originating in the Edenvale Hills in southeast San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. It was diverted for flood control due west where it is tributary to Coyote Creek, whose waters flow to south San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 6, 2023
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Creek