Sycamore Creek is a tributary of the Red Cedar River in the state of

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on the central

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, in and around the city of

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. 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

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. Sycamore Creek flows for its entire length in

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. It begins in Leslie Township, approximately northwest of the city of Leslie, and flows generally north-northwestward through Leslie and Vevay townships; the city of Mason; Alaiedon and

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townships; and the southeastern part of the city of

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Watershed characteristics

The Sycamore Creek watershed consists of three HUC-12 subwatersheds, as defined by the

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: 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: A survey conducted for the same IWR report found approximately 2,478 large

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living in the watershed. Approximately 2,504 homes in the watershed were serviced by

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s as of 2012. 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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Tributaries

This is a list of named streams in the Sycamore Creek watershed, as identified by the

. The list's default order is from the mouth of the creek to its source.

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Watershed characteristics

Tributaries

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