Silver Creek (American River tributary)

General data

Name: Silver Creek (American River tributary)
Water system: Sacramento River
Water type: River
Progression: South Fork American River -> American River (Sacramento River tributary) -> Sacramento River -> Suisun Bay -> Carquinez Strait -> San Pablo Bay -> San Francisco Bay -> Golden Gate strait -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Silver Creek is a major tributary of the South Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

It begins below the dam of Junction Reservoir where its two main tributaries meet — South Fork Silver Creek and Big Silver Creek.