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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Back Creek
Tributary to Haw River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAlamance
Orange
CityGraham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Back Creek and Lynch Creek
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles northeast of Carr, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°07′31″N 079°18′02″W / 36.12528°N 79.30056°W / 36.12528; -79.30056
 • elevation720 ft (220 m)
MouthHaw River
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Graham, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°02′44″N 079°22′04″W / 36.04556°N 79.36778°W / 36.04556; -79.36778
 • elevation476 ft (145 m)
Length8.77 mi (14.11 km)
Basin size81.21 square miles (210.3 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average88.66 cu ft/s (2.511 m/s) at mouth with Haw River
Basin features
ProgressionHaw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftMill Creek
 • rightStagg Creek
Quaker Creek
WaterbodiesQuaker Creek Reservoir

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

Variant names

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

  • 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.

Watershed

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

See also

References

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


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