| Back | |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Back River mouth in Victoria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps |
| Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name5: | Shire of East Gippsland |
| Length: | 11km (07miles) |
| Source1: | Nunniong Plains, Great Dividing Range |
| Source1 Location: | below Mount Bindi |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1380m (4,530feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Timbarra River |
| Mouth Location: | northeast of |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -37.2233°N 147.9714°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 796m (2,612feet) |
| River System: | Mitchell River catchment |
| Extra: | [1] [2] |
The Back River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.[3]
The Back River rises on the Nunniong Plains, below Mount Bindi, that is part of the Great Dividing Range; in remote country east of . The river flows generally east, then southeast, before reaching its confluence with the Timbarra River in a state forestry area, about northeast of in the Shire of East Gippsland.[4] [5] The river descends over its course.[2]