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24% shrubland/grassland, including grazing, in the 49 square miles (130 km) of the
Headwaters Sycamore Creek subwatershed; 28% in the 31 square miles (80 km) of the Mud Creek subwatershed; and 6% in the 26.1 square miles (68 km) of the Sycamore Creek
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38% agriculture in the 49 square miles (130 km) of the
Headwaters Sycamore Creek subwatershed; 38% in the 31 square miles (80 km) of the Mud Creek subwatershed; and 5% in the 26.1 square miles (68 km) of the Sycamore Creek
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22% developed in the 49 square miles (130 km) of the
Headwaters Sycamore Creek subwatershed; 6% in the 31 square miles (80 km) of the Mud Creek subwatershed; and 72% in the 26.1 square miles (68 km) of the Sycamore Creek
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8% wetland in the 49 square miles (130 km) of the
Headwaters Sycamore Creek subwatershed; 13% in the 31 square miles (80 km) of the Mud Creek subwatershed; and 9% in the 26.1 square miles (68 km) of the Sycamore Creek
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Headwaters Sycamore Creek subwatershed; 14% in the 31 square miles (80 km) of the Mud Creek subwatershed; and 7% in the 26.1 square miles (68 km) of the Sycamore Creek
519:, 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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Recreational trails have been built alongside or near portions of the creek in Mason (the Hayhoe
Riverwalk), Delhi Township (the Sycamore Trail), and Lansing (the southern part of the
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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
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populations of 16,068 in the
Headwaters Sycamore Creek subwatershed; 4,594 in the Mud Creek subwatershed; and 52,313 in the Sycamore Creek subwatershed.
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Headwaters Sycamore Creek subwatershed; 684 in the Mud Creek subwatershed; and 0 in the Sycamore Creek subwatershed.
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in the United States. The stream is 26.5 miles (42.6 km) long and drains an area of 106.1 square miles (275 km) on the
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Institute of Water Research (IWR), the Sycamore Creek watershed had a population of approximately 72,975 at the
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This is a list of named streams in the Sycamore Creek watershed, as identified by the
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living in the watershed. Approximately 2,504 homes in the watershed were serviced by
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A survey conducted for the same IWR report found approximately 2,478 large
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hilliard Drain
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sycamore Creek
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alton Drain
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Creek
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Michigan State University. Institute of Water Research (2015-06-25).
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409:Sycamore Creek flows for its entire length in
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48:A map of Sycamore Creek and its watershed.
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948:"Watershed Report: Sycamore Creek"
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453:subwatersheds, as defined by the
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16:River in Michigan, United States
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553:31.4 square miles (81 km)
542:31.7 square miles (82 km)
505:26.1 square miles (68 km)
455:United States Geological Survey
1296:Geography of Lansing, Michigan
586:9.1 square miles (24 km)
483:49 square miles (130 km)
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125:Physical characteristics
1301:Tributaries of Lake Michigan
999:National Hydrography Dataset
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800:List of rivers of Michigan
753:South Branch Willow Creek
739:North Branch Willow Creek
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477:Headwaters Sycamore Creek
319: • average
997:U.S. Geological Survey.
711:Aurelius and Vevay Drain
689:6.6 miles (10.6 km)
513:Michigan State University
445:Watershed characteristics
360:Sycamore Creek in Lansing
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683:Cook and Thorburn Drain
675:2.2 miles (3.5 km)
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275:820 ft (250 m)
198:973 ft (297 m)
425:townships; the city of
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177:42.481981°N 84.453583°W
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182:42.481981; -84.453583
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1112:2015-09-16
1091:2015-09-16
1060:2015-09-23
962:2021-06-29
894:References
697:Mud Creek
547:Developed
488:Mud Creek
288:Basin size
245:84°31′42″W
242:42°42′51″N
168:84°27′13″W
165:42°28′55″N
525:Land use
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388:watershed
300:Discharge
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794:See also
569:Wetland
431:Alaiedon
373:Michigan
325:estimate
101:Alaiedon
73:Michigan
54:Location
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384:Lansing
377:central
225:Lansing
119:Lansing
59:Country
35:Lansing
1011:ArcMap
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419:Leslie
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280:Length
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83:Ingham
79:County
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435:Delhi
427:Mason
423:Vevay
313:mouth
208:Mouth
115:Mason
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69:State
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