| Back Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Deep River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Back Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Back Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Randolph |
| Length: | 4.54miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 4.15cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
| Source1: | Broad Mouth Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6792°N -79.5908°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 655feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Deep River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6478°N -79.6206°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 398feet |
| Progression: | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Deep River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Willie Wright Road, Craven Branch Road, NC 22 |
Back Branch is a 3.29miles long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina.
Back Branch rises on the Broad Mouth Branch divide about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[4]
Back Branch drains of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 388.39 and is about 52% forested.[2]