Back Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Back Creek is a 11.59 mi (18.65 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

• Black Creek
• Buck Creek

Course

Back Creek rises in a pond in northeastern Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows easterly through the northern suburbs of Charlotte into Cabarrus County to join the Rocky River about 1.5 miles southeast of Pharrs Mill.^[2]

Watershed

Back Creek drains 40.11 square miles (103.9 km²) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 439.32, and is about 25% forested.^[4]

References

1. "GNIS Detail – Back Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
4. "Back Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.