Back Creek is a 11.59 mi (18.65 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
| Back Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Back Creek mouth  Back Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus Mecklenburg |
| City | Harrisburg Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Reedy Creek divide |
| • location | northeast Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°15′48″N 080°43′50″W / 35.26333°N 80.73056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 800 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Pharrs Mill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°18′59″N 080°35′44″W / 35.31639°N 80.59556°W[1] |
• elevation | 518 ft (158 m)[2] |
| Length | 18.58 mi (29.90 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 40.11 square miles (103.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 17.59 cu ft/s (0.498 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Fuda Creek |
| Bridges | Grier Road, NC 24, S Devon Street, Rocky River Road, Back Creek Road, NC 24, McLean Road, Katherine Kiker Road, Back Creek Church Road, I-485, Caldwell Park Road, Robinson Church Road, Hickory Ridge Road, Raging Ridge Road, Pharr Mill Road |
Variant names edit
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Black Creek
- Buck Creek
Course edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Back Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Back Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.