Tysons Creek

{{Short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Tysons Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Deep River

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| pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Tysons Creek mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Tysons Creek mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Moore
Chatham

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| length = {{convert|8.51|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=21 August 2020}}

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| discharge1_location = Deep River

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|15.51|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Deep River{{cite web |title=Tysons Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8875896 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=21 August 2020}}

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| source1 = Bear Creek divide

| source1_location = Pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|35|34|29|N|079|27|17|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Tysons Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:996403,Tysons%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=21 August 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|530|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=McLendons Creek Topo Map in Moore |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/moore-nc/stream/mclendons-creek/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=21 August 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth = Deep River

| mouth_location = about 1 mile northwest of Glendon, North Carolina

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|29|35|N|079|26|46|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|228|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Rocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean

| river_system = Deep River

| basin_size = {{convert|12.81|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = Siler City-Glendon Road, Mert McManus Road, NC 42, Jesse Phillips Road, River Road

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Tysons Creek is a {{convert|4.18|mi|km|abbr=on}} 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.

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.

Watershed

Tysons Creek drains {{convert|12.81|sqmi}} of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 400.09 and is about 51% forested.

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