Sycamore Creek NEON - United States of America

Sycamore Creek (SYCA) is a core aqautic site within NEON's Domain 14: Desert Southwest. Sycamore Creek is a shallow desert stream situated roughly 35 km northeast of Phoenix, Arizona in the Tonto National Forest. This core aquatic NEON site is hosted and managed by the United States Forest Service. The catchment area of the drainage basin is 505 km². The creek's headwaters begin on the eastern slopes of the Mazatzal Mountains and head south toward its confluence with the Verde River. This site has one meteorological station located in the riparian area and one meteorological station above water on a buoy. The met stations are outfitted with the a subset of the same sensors used at terrestrial sites. Measurements include wind ...