Back Creek (Haw River tributary)


Back Creek is a 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:
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 of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 430.93 and is about 44% forested.