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Around East Fork Silver Creek
- Explore with Lewis and ClarkSelf-Guided Tours - Walking · 1-99 Minutes19.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Move Along the Mississippi RiverSelf-Guided Tours - Walking20 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Rise to the WestSelf-Guided Tours - Walking · 5-20 Minutes20.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- A View From the TopGuided Tours · 45-60 Minutes20.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
East Fork Silver Creek is a 23.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Silver Creek near Troy, IL (site 05594450). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
East Fork Silver Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 62 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,300 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 9.0 to 99 |
| February | 48 | 17 to 142 |
| March | 62 | 30 to 190 |
| April | 60 | 29 to 204 |
| May | 42 | 15 to 144 |
| June | 19 | 5.4 to 81 |
| July | 8.5 | 2.7 to 39 |
| August | 3.8 | 1.5 to 12 |
| September | 2.3 | 1.0 to 8.9 |
| October | 3.0 | 0.9 to 12 |
| November | 9.8 | 3.9 to 39 |
| December | 22 | 7.9 to 74 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Silver Creek near Troy, IL (site 05594450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of East Fork Silver Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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