Sycamore Creek (Michigan)
| Sycamore Creek | |
 Sycamore Creek in Lansing
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Michigan |
| County | Ingham |
| Townships | Leslie, Vevay, Alaiedon, Delhi |
| Municipalities | Mason, Lansing |
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| - location | Leslie Township |
| - elevation | 973 ft (297 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°28′55″N 84°27′13″W / 42.481981°N 84.453583°W |
| Mouth | Red Cedar River |
| - location | Lansing |
| - elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°42′51″N 84°31′42″W / 42.7142018°N 84.5283112°WCoordinates: 42°42′51″N 84°31′42″W / 42.7142018°N 84.5283112°W |
| Length | 26.5 mi (43 km) |
| Basin | 106.1 sq mi (275 km2) |
| Hydrologic Unit Codes | 040500040505, 040500040506, 040500040507 (USGS) |
 A map of Sycamore Creek and its watershed.
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Sycamore Creek is a tributary of the Red Cedar River in the state of Michigan in the United States. The stream is 26.5 miles (42.6 km) long and drains an area of 106.1 square miles (275 km2) on the central Lower Peninsula, in and around the city of Lansing. Via the Red Cedar River, it is part of the watershed of the Grand River, which flows to Lake Michigan. Via Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes system, it is part of the larger watershed of the St. Lawrence River.
Sycamore Creek flows for its entire length in Ingham County. It begins in Leslie Township, approximately 2.4 miles (3.9 km) northwest of the city of Leslie, and flows generally north-northwestward through Leslie and Vevay townships; the city of Mason; Alaiedon and Delhi townships; and the southeastern part of the city of Lansing. It flows into the Red Cedar River in Lansing, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) upstream of the Red Cedar River's mouth at the Grand River.
The Sycamore Creek watershed consists of three HUC-12 subwatersheds, as defined by the United States Geological Survey:
Terrain in the Sycamore Creek watershed is generally rolling, with hilly and swampy sections. According to a watershed management plan for the Red Cedar River submitted in 2015 by the Michigan State University Institute of Water Research (IWR), the Sycamore Creek watershed had a population of approximately 72,975 at the 2010 census, with most of that population living in the lower (northern) part of the watershed, which includes part of the city of Lansing and nearby urbanized areas. Land use in the watershed as of 2006 was as follows:
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