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Place Description
Back Creek

rises in central Iredell County a short distance SW of Statesville and flows SW into Third Creek.

Back Creek

an inlet of North Landing River, NE Currituck County. It forms the N boundary of Mackay Island.

Back Creek

rises in SE Craven County and flows NW on the Craven-Carteret county line into Adams Creek.

Back Creek

rises in E Beaufort County and flows SW into Bath Creek.

Back Creek

rises in W Alamance County and flows SE into Great Alamance Creek.

Back Creek

rises in central Randolph County and flows SW into Caraway Creek. The creek is dammed about 5 mi. W of Asheboro, creating a 250-acre lake that is the chief water supply of Asheboro Township.

Back Creek Mountain

central Randolph County W of Asheboro. One of the principal mountains of the Uwharrie range.

Back Creek Township

W central Randolph County.

Back Lake

a small lake on the mainland of Dare County E of the community of Lake Worth on Stumpy Point Bay.

Back Landing

in NW Tyrrell County on Scuppernong River. See also Newport.