Back Creek is a 8.77 mi (14.11 km) long 4th order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Back Creek Tributary to Haw River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Alamance Orange
City	Graham
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Back Creek and Lynch Creek
• location	pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Carr, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°07′31″N 079°18′02″W[1]
• elevation	720 ft (220 m)[2]
Mouth	Haw River
• location	about 1.5 miles southeast of Graham, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°02′44″N 079°22′04″W[1]
• elevation	476 ft (145 m)[1]
Length	8.77 mi (14.11 km)[3]
Basin size	81.21 square miles (210.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Haw River
• average	88.66 cu ft/s (2.511 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Haw River
Tributaries
• left	Mill Creek
• right	Stagg Creek Quaker Creek
Waterbodies	Quaker Creek Reservoir

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Buffalo Creek

Course

Back Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Carr in Orange County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 1.5 miles southeast of Graham, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Back Creek drains 81.21 square miles (210.3 km²) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 430.93 and is about 44% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References