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, it has also been known historically as:
*Black Creek
*Buck Creek
Course
Back Creek rises in a pond in northeastern
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
and then flows easterly through the northern suburbs of Charlotte into Cabarrus County to join the Rocky River about 1.5 miles southeast of Pharrs Mill.
Watershed
Back Creek drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 439.32, and is about 25% forested.