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Sycamore Creek near Lansing, MI

Stream12.4 mi
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1 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Sycamore Creek is a 12.4 mile stream near The Power Of Water in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sycamore Creek at Holt Road near Holt, MI (site 04112850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1975 to 2026

Sycamore Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 93 cfs, and lowest in August, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,990 cfs, in 1975.

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Typical flow by month at Sycamore Creek at Holt Road near Holt, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3624 to 74
February3121 to 65
March9362 to 175
April9271 to 129
May5738 to 89
June3422 to 55
July1915 to 34
August1712 to 28
September1712 to 30
October1913 to 33
November2616 to 52
December3521 to 65

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sycamore Creek at Holt Road near Holt, MI (site 04112850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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