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Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°41′12″N 079°56′20″W / 35.68667°N 79.93889°W / 35.68667; -79.93889
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Back Creek
Tributary to Caraway Creek
Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Location of Back Creek mouth
Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) (the United States)
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[1]
 • elevation730 ft (220 m)[2]
MouthCaraway Creek
 • location
about 3 miles northeast of Farmer, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°41′12″N 079°56′20″W / 35.68667°N 79.93889°W / 35.68667; -79.93889[1]
 • elevation
413 ft (126 m)[2]
Length9.78 mi (15.74 km)[3]
Basin size37.98 square miles (98.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCaraway Creek
 • average42.46 cu ft/s (1.202 m3/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCaraway CreekUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic 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

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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.[2]

Watershed

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Back Creek drains 37.98 square miles (98.4 km2) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 374.06 and is about 52% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Back Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Back Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.