| Back Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Back Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Back Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Alamance Orange |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Graham |
| Length: | 8.77miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 88.66cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Back Creek and Lynch Creek |
| Source1 Location: | pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Carr, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.1253°N -79.3006°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 720feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Haw River |
| Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles southeast of Graham, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.0456°N -79.3678°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 476feet |
| Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | Mill Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Stagg Creek Quaker Creek |
| Waterbodies: | Quaker Creek Reservoir |
Back Creek is a 8.77miles long 4th order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Back Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Carr in Orange County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 1.5 miles southeast of Graham, North Carolina.[4]
Back Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 430.93 and is about 44% forested.[2]