Silvies River
title: "Silvies River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-oregon", "rivers-of-harney-county,-oregon", "rivers-of-grant-county,-oregon", "rivers-of-the-great-basin"] topic_path: "general/rivers-of-oregon" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvies_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Silvies River |
| image | Silvies river at Burns.jpg |
| image_caption | View from Oregon Route 78 bridge near Burns |
| image_size | 300 |
| map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map | USA Oregon |
| pushpin_map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the mouth of Silvies River in Oregon |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | United States |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Oregon |
| subdivision_type4 | County |
| subdivision_name4 | Grant and Harney |
| length | 119 mi |
| discharge1_location | above diversions on the lower river |
| discharge1_avg | 185 cuft/s |
| source1 | Aldrich Mountains |
| source1_location | Grant County |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 5598 ft |
| mouth | East Fork and West Fork distributaries |
| mouth_location | south of Burns, Harney County |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 4150 ft |
| basin_size | 1273 sqmi |
| :: |
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The Silvies River flows for about 119 mi through Grant and Harney counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The river drains 1273 mi2 of the northern Harney Basin.
The headwaters are on the southern flank of the Aldrich Mountains, about 10 mi south of Mount Vernon in Grant County. Named tributaries include Bear Creek and Emigrant Creek. The Silvies runs generally southward and passes near Seneca and Burns. Southeast of Burns, in Harney County, the river splits into two distributaries, the East Fork Silvies River and the West Fork Silvies River. Both terminate at Malheur Lake about 25 mi southeast of Burns.
Flowing mainly through private land with limited public access, the river supports populations of redband trout, especially on its upstream reaches. Downstream of Seneca, fish such as smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and carp are more abundant. The pool behind Five-Mile Dam, about 5 mi north of Burns, is used for swimming, canoeing, and fishing.
References
Works cited
- Sheehan, Madelynne Diness (2005). Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide, 10th edition. Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. .
References
- Palmer, Tim. (2014). "Field Guide to Oregon Rivers". Oregon State University Press.
- (November 28, 1980). "Silvies River". United States Geological Survey (USGS).
- Source elevation derived from [[Google Earth]] search using GNIS source coordinates.
- (2006). "Silvies – 17120002 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Profile".
- (2005). "Silvies River and Tributaries". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- (2008). "Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer". DeLorme.
- Sheehan, p. 290
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