Tysons Creek is a 4.18 mi (6.73 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina. This is the only stream in the United States by this name.

Tysons Creek Tributary to Deep River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Moore Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	Bear Creek divide
• location	Pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°34′29″N 079°27′17″W[1]
• elevation	530 ft (160 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 1 mile northwest of Glendon, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°29′35″N 079°26′46″W[1]
• elevation	228 ft (69 m)[2]
Length	8.51 mi (13.70 km)[3]
Basin size	12.81 square miles (33.2 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	15.51 cu ft/s (0.439 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Siler City-Glendon Road, Mert McManus Road, NC 42, Jesse Phillips Road, River Road

Course

Tysons Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Harpers Crossroads in Chatham County and then flows south into Moore County to join the Deep River about 1 mile northwest of Glendon, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Tysons Creek drains 12.81 square miles (33.2 km²) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 400.09 and is about 51% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References