Back Creek (Rocky River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Back Creek
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Rocky River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cabarrus Mecklenburg
City	Harrisburg Charlotte
Physical characteristics
Main source	Reedy Creek divide northeast Charlotte, North Carolina 800 ft (240 m) 35°15′48″N 080°43′50″W / 35.26333°N 80.73056°W / 35.26333; -80.73056
River mouth	Rocky River about 1.5 miles southeast of Pharrs Mill, North Carolina 518 ft (158 m) 35°18′59″N 080°35′44″W / 35.31639°N 80.59556°W / 35.31639; -80.59556
Length	18.58 mi (29.90 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Pee Dee River
Basin size	40.11 square miles (103.9 km2)
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

Back Creek is a 11.59 mi (18.65 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

• Black Creek
• Buck Creek

Course

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.

Watershed

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.