| Back Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Caraway Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Back Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Randolph |
| Length: | 9.78miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Caraway Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 42.46cuft/s at mouth with Caraway Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Deep River divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 3 miles south of Randleman, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7953°N -79.8347°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 730feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Caraway Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 3 miles northeast of Farmer, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6867°N -79.9389°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 413feet |
| Progression: | Caraway Creek → Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries Left: | Greenes Branch Cedar Fork Cable Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | Back Creek Lake |
| Bridges: | I-74, Turner Dairy Road, Health Dairy Road, Pineview Street, Spero Road, Lake Lucas Road, Old Lexington Road, Back Creek Road |
Back Creek is a 9.78miles long 4th order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Back Creek rises on the Deep River divide about 3 miles south of Randleman in Randolph County, North Carolina. Back Creek then flows south-southeast to meet Caraway Creek about 3 miles northeast of Farmer.[4]
Back Creek drains of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 374.06 and is about 52% forested.[2]