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Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Back Creek
Tributary to Caraway Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceDeep River divide
 • locationabout 3 miles south of Randleman, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°47′43″N 079°50′05″W / 35.79528°N 79.83472°W / 35.79528; -79.83472
 • elevation730 ft (220 m)
MouthCaraway Creek
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Farmer, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°41′12″N 079°56′20″W / 35.68667°N 79.93889°W / 35.68667; -79.93889
 • elevation413 ft (126 m)
Length9.78 mi (15.74 km)
Basin size37.98 square miles (98.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationCaraway Creek
 • average42.46 cu ft/s (1.202 m/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek
Basin features
ProgressionCaraway Creek → Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftGreenes Branch
Cedar Fork
Cable Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesBack Creek Lake
BridgesI-74, Turner Dairy Road, Health Dairy Road, Pineview Street, Spero Road, Lake Lucas Road, Old Lexington Road, Back Creek Road

Back Creek is a 9.78 mi (15.74 km) long 4th order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

Back Creek rises on the Deep River divide about 3 miles south of Randleman in Randolph County, North Carolina. Back Creek then flows south-southeast to meet Caraway Creek about 3 miles northeast of Farmer.

Watershed

Back Creek drains 37.98 square miles (98.4 km) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 374.06 and is about 52% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Back Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Caraway Creek Topo Map, Randolph County NC (Farmer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Back Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.


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