Sycamore Creek is a tributary to Crabtree Creek that rises in a pond near Lynns Crossroads in Durham County then flows southward to join Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina.[2] Sycamore Creek flows mostly through William B. Umstead State Park. The watershed is more forested at 43% than most in the Crabtree Creek watershed.
| Sycamore Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sycamore Creek mouth  Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake Durham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Sycamore Creek and Lick Creek |
| • location | about 0.1 miles northeast of Lynns Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°56′06″N 078°45′02″W / 35.93500°N 78.75056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 440 ft (130 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | about 1 mile west of Raleigh, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°50′47″N 078°43′33″W / 35.84639°N 78.72583°W[1] |
• elevation | 230 ft (70 m)[1] |
| Length | 9.39 mi (15.11 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 16.31 square miles (42.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 17.26 cu ft/s (0.489 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pots Branch Turkey Branch |
| Waterbodies | Big Lake Sycamore Lake |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Sycamore Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Sycamore Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Sycamore Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.