| Sycamore Creek[1] | |
|---|---|
 Map showing the course of the Kings River, and Pine Flat Lake | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Fresno County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pine Ridge, about 2 miles SW of Sierra Cedars, California, near Shaver Lake |
| • coordinates | 37°03′53″N 119°19′46″W / 37.06472°N 119.32944°W |
| • elevation | 5,540 ft (1,690 m) |
| Mouth | confluence with Pine Flat Lake, Kings River |
• coordinates | 36°55′12″N 119°16′39″W / 36.92000°N 119.27750°W |
• elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Length | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Basin size | 56.5 sq mi (146 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at creek at elevation of 1141.96 ft |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 6,760 cu ft/s (191 m3/s) |
Sycamore Creek is a stream, tributary to the Kings River, in Fresno County, California.[1][2]
It has its source on the south face of Pine Ridge, in the Sierra National Forest at an elevation of 5540 feet, about 2 miles SW of Sierra Cedars, California, near Shaver Lake. It descends steeply to its confluence with its north fork at just below 2000 feet elevation and continues southward to its mouth on Pine Flat Lake on the Kings River at 968 feet.
Sycamore Creek is about 12 miles (19 km) long, flowing in a generally southeasterly direction, with tributary North Fork Sycamore Creek and Watts Creek adding to its waters along the way. Prior to the construction of the Pine Flat Dam and the creation of Pine Flat Lake, Sycamore Creek flowed directly into the Kings River above the original site of the town of Trimmer, California.[3][4]