Silver Creek (Arizona)

Coordinates: 34°20′24″N 109°56′58″W / 34.3400403°N 109.9495541°W / 34.3400403; -109.9495541
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Silver Creek (Upper)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevation6,100 ft (1,900 m)  above sea level
Length45 mi (72 km)[1]

Silver Creek is a 45-mile-long (72 km) stream[1] located in the White Mountains of Arizona north of Show Low. It is a tributary of the Little Colorado River. It is also the site of a supervolcano that erupted 18.8 million years ago.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ a b "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "Arizona Geology: Silver Creek caldera – source of the Peach Spring Tuff". 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Can You Outrun a Supervolcano? Maybe, Study Finds". Live Science.
  4. ^ "You Might be Able to Outrun a Supervolcano". HuffPost. 9 March 2016.

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