Sycamore Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
| Sycamore Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| • elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| 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 |
• elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Length | 9.39 mi (15.11 km) |
| Basin size | 16.31 square miles (42.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 17.26 cu ft/s (0.489 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek |
| 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 |
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. Sycamore Creek flows mostly through William B. Umstead State Park. The watershed is more forested at 43% than most in the Crabtree Creek watershed.