The creek then flows east-southeast for several tenths of a mile, receiving another unnamed tributary from the left before eventually turning south-southeast.

It then turns south-southeast for several tenths of a mile, entering the census-designated place of Port Trevorton, where it continues flowing in the same direction.

[1] Silver Creek joins the Susquehanna River 111.62 miles (179.63 km) upstream of its mouth.

[3] The annual sediment load in the upper 2,664 acres (1,078 ha) creek is 3,129,000 pounds (1,419,000 kg).

The maximum load for sediment that that reach of the creek can have while still meeting water quality standards is 1,591,811 pounds (722,033 kg) per year.

[3] Ag Development once received a permit to discharge stormwater into Silver Creek for construction purposes.

[3] The average annual rate of precipitation in the upper part of the watershed of Silver Creek over a 23-year period was 42.11 inches (107.0 cm).

[2] The mouth of the creek is located in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Pillow.

[9][10] In the late 1960s, civil engineer Stanley K. Sampsell was unable to find any official records to determine the name of Silver Creek.

The United States Geological Survey's 15' Millersburg map called the upper part of the creek (which flows in a roughly southeasterly direction) "Verdilla Run" and the lower part (which flows in a roughly southerly direction) "Silver Run".

[7] In the late 1920s, the Commissioners of Snyder County had plans for the construction of a bridge over Silver Creek near Port Trevorton.

[11] A concrete slab bridge carrying Cawley Hill Road over Silver Creek was built in 1949 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Verdilla and is 22.0 feet (6.7 m) long.

A concrete tee beam bridge over the creek in or near Port Trevorton was built in 1951 and is 28.9 feet (8.8 m) long.

A concrete slab bridge carrying the same road over the creek was built 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Port Trevorton in 1965 and is 26.9 feet (8.2 m) long.

[12] In 2011, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection solicited comments on its proposed total maximum daily load for the Silver Creek watershed.

[4] Silver Creek has little or no riparian buffer where it flows through agricultural land, and some reaches experience mowing up to the stream's banks.