Silver Creek Riffle is a stretch of rapids in Curry County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 11.5 miles northeast of Gold Beach and roughly 70.4 miles west of Medford as the crow flies.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
Curry County holds 65 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Quosatana Creek Riffle, is under a mile away. Hawkins Riffle, is under a mile away. Bacon Flat Riffle, is under a mile away.
Silver Creek Riffle is located at 42.5018° N, 124.2349° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.