Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

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
Sycamore Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Location of Sycamore Creek mouth
Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
Durham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Sycamore Creek and Lick Creek
  locationabout 0.1 miles northeast of Lynns Crossroads, North Carolina
  coordinates35°56′06″N 078°45′02″W[1]
  elevation440 ft (130 m)[2]
MouthCrabtree Creek
  location
about 1 mile west of Raleigh, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°50′47″N 078°43′33″W[1]
  elevation
230 ft (70 m)[1]
Length9.39 mi (15.11 km)[3]
Basin size16.31 square miles (42.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCrabtree Creek
  average17.26 cu ft/s (0.489 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
  leftPots Branch
Turkey Branch
WaterbodiesBig Lake
Sycamore Lake

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail – Sycamore Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. "Sycamore Creek Topo Map, Wake County NC (Raleigh West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. "Sycamore Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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