[3] The Ordnance Survey records 'the source of the North Tyne river' at grid reference NY 605974[4] at Deadwater, a few tens of metres short of the Scottish border.

It passes Hadrian's Wall near Chollerford before joining the South Tyne near Warden to the northwest of Hexham.

Ice diverted the course of the Wear to its current location, flowing east the course of the Tyne) and joining the North Sea at Sunderland.

[13] In 2016, Tyne Dock, South Shields was still involved with coal, importing 2 million tonnes of shipments a year.

Nothing definite is known of the origin of the designation Tyne, nor is the river known by that name until the Saxon period: Tynemouth is recorded in Anglo-Saxon as Tinanmuðe (probably dative case).

[16] The river is represented, and personified, in a sculpture unveiled in 1968 as part of the new Civic Centre (seat of Newcastle City Council).

Sculpted by David Wynne, the massive bronze figure River God Tyne incorporates flowing water into its design.

[17] The Environment Agency is currently working with architects and cultural consultancy xsite, in collaboration with Commissions North, to create a travelling sculpture trail along the River Tyne.

The Tyne Salmon Trail will serve as a celebration of the river,[18] its heritage and its increasingly diverse ecosystem.

The trail looks to capture the imagination of residents and tourists visiting the area – providing them with the ultimate 'fact finding' design experience, which celebrates the salmon's migratory journey in the Northeast of England.

For three days, from 18 to 20 July 2008, a temporary bamboo artwork was installed over the Tyne close to the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.