Silver Creek is a small stream in Washington County that begins at the outlet of Lake Carol in Stillwater Township, drops into an ecologically sensitive, scenic gorge at Fairy Falls, and extends to the St. Croix River. Silver Creek provides opportunities for wildlife viewing, hiking, and other recreational activities. The creek and its surrounding area are a valuable scenic amenity for the community.Silver Creek at Hwy 95, River Mile 0.1 is a WOMP (Watershed Outlet Monitoring Program) station. It was initially installed at Silver Creek at Co Rd 11, River Mile 0.7 but was moved to its current location at River Mile 0.1 in 2002. This WOMP station measures the water quality of Silver Creek before it flows into the St. Croix River. Samples are collected at regular intervals for baseflow and also during storm events. This station additionally has automatic monitoring equipment which takes measurements every 15 minutes. This continuous data can be found under the "Time Series" dropdown in the "Data Collected" section located farther down on this webpage.