Back_Creek_(Haw_River_tributary)

Back Creek (Haw River tributary)

Back Creek (Haw River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

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

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Variant names

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

  • 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.[2]

Watershed

Back Creek drains 81.21 square miles (210.3 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 430.93 and is about 44% forested.[4]

See also

References

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



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