Back Creek (Rocky River tributary)
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| 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 |
Back Creek is a 11.59 mi (18.65 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Black Creek
- Buck Creek