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 Show map of North Carolina Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of 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[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[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

• List of rivers of North Carolina

External links

• William B. Umstead State Park

References