It is a tributary of the upper Weber River in Summit County, Utah, which ultimately flows to the Great Salt Lake.

[5] Silver Creek heads on the north slope of Bald Eagle Mountain in the Deer Valley Ski Resort.

From there it flows north through Deer Valley Meadow[6] then northwest through Park City, Utah.

East of Highway 40 Silver Creek turns north until it reaches and follows Interstate 80 along the Historic Rail Trail until it joins the upper Weber River at Wanship, Utah, while McLeod Creek continues north through the South Snyderville Basin east of Snyderville, Utah, and then through Parleys Park[8] towards Interstate 80.

[9] However, 2003 testing of Silver Creek's trout found cadmium, zinc, and selenium below health safety levels with the exception of lead and arsenic.