| 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 | rises in W Orange County and flows SW into Alamance County, where it enters Haw River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733, as Buffalo Creek. |
| Back Creek | rises in SE Mecklenburg County and flows E into SW Cabarrus County to join Rocky River. So called because it appears to back into Rocky River rather than flow into it. Shown as Buck Creek on Kerr map, 1882, and as Black Creek on recent state highway maps. |
| Back Creek | rises in SE Iredell County and flows NE into W Rowan County, where it joins Withrow Creek in forming North Second Creek. Appears as South Fork [Second Creek] on the Collet map, 1770. |
| 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 Mountain | central Randolph County W of Asheboro. One of the principal mountains of the Uwharrie range. |