Back Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)

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

Back Creek
Tributary to Caraway Creek
Location of Back Creek mouth
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[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[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
Progressiongenerally south-southeast
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

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.[2]

Watershed

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

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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