Back Creek (Jackson River tributary)

Back Creek
Location of the mouth of the Back Creek in Virginia
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Bath County, Highland County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Appalachian Mountains, Highland County, Virginia
• coordinates	38°28′58″N 79°38′27″W[1]
• elevation	3,700 ft (1,100 m)[2]
Mouth	Jackson River
• location	Near Bacova Junction, Bath County, Virginia
• coordinates	38°01′42″N 79°54′01″W[1]
• elevation	1,600 ft (490 m)[3]

Back Creek is a 41.3-mile-long (66.5 km)[4] river in the United States state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the Jackson River, part of the James River watershed.

See also

• List of rivers of Virginia

References

1. "Back Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "The National Map - Source of Back Creek". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
3. "The National Map - Mouth of Back Creek". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011

Sources

• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
• Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.