Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

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Sycamore Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
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Location of Sycamore Creek mouth
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Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Wake
Durham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Sycamore Creek and Lick Creek
 • locationabout 0.1 miles northeast of Lynns Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates 35°56′06″N078°45′02″W / 35.93500°N 78.75056°W / 35.93500; -78.75056 [1]
 • elevation440 ft (130 m) [2]
Mouth Crabtree Creek
 • location
about 1 mile west of Raleigh, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 35°50′47″N078°43′33″W / 35.84639°N 78.72583°W / 35.84639; -78.72583 [1]
 • elevation
230 ft (70 m) [1]
Length9.39 mi (15.11 km) [3]
Basin size16.31 square miles (42.2 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Crabtree Creek
 • average17.26 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 
 • leftPots Branch
Turkey Branch
WaterbodiesBig Lake
Sycamore Lake

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.

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Sycamore Creek

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Beaverdam Creek is a 1.04 mi (1.67 km) long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

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Coles Branch is a 2.7 mi (4.3 km) long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

Turkey Creek rises in southwest Cary, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join Crabtree Creek. The watershed is about 5% forested.

Hare Snipe Creek is a tributary of Crabtree Creek that rises in the northern Raleigh, North Carolina. The creek then flows south to Lake Lynn and on to Crabtree Creek. The watershed is about 19% forested.

Mine Creek is a tributary of Crabtree Creek that rises in the northern Raleigh, North Carolina. The creek then flows southwest to Shelley Lake and then south to Crabtree Creek. The watershed is about 19% forested.

Big Branch is a 3.59 mi (5.78 km) long tributary of Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina, and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

Marsh Creek is a 6.21 mi (9.99 km) long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

Bridges Branch is a 1.26 mi (2.03 km) long tributary to Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

House Creek is a 3.22 mi (5.18 km) long 1st order tributary of Crabtree Creek in Wake County, North Carolina.

Walnut Creek is a 17.93 mi (28.86 km) long 4th order tributary to the Neuse River in Wake County. Its source is a small pond near WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, and it flows generally eastward through several small reservoirs, including Lake Cramer in Cary as well as Lake Johnson and Lake Raleigh in Raleigh, before reaching its confluence with the Neuse just south of Poole Road in East Raleigh. The course of the creek closely parallels Interstate 40, running mostly along the north side of the freeway.

Cane Creek is a 13.74 mi (22.11 km) long 4th order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance and Orange Counties, North Carolina. This Cane Creek is on the left bank of the Haw River.

Beaver Creek is a 12.64 mi (20.34 km) long 4th order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Beaver Creek joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.

White Oak Creek is a 12.83 mi (20.65 km) long 3rd order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. White Oak Creek joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail – Sycamore Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "Sycamore Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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