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
Map of Tysons Creek mouth location
Map of Tysons Creek mouth location
Location of Tysons Creek mouth
Map of Tysons Creek mouth location
Map of Tysons Creek mouth location
Tysons Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Chatham
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Creek divide
 • locationPond about 0.25 miles northeast of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°34′29″N 079°27′17″W / 35.57472°N 79.45472°W / 35.57472; -79.45472[1]
 • elevation530 ft (160 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Glendon, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°29′35″N 079°26′46″W / 35.49306°N 79.44611°W / 35.49306; -79.44611[1]
 • elevation
228 ft (69 m)[2]
Length8.51 mi (13.70 km)[3]
Basin size12.81 square miles (33.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average15.51 cu ft/s (0.439 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSiler City-Glendon Road, Mert McManus Road, NC 42, Jesse Phillips Road, River Road

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Tysons Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "McLendons Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Tysons Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2020.