Download the Back Creek Watershed Protection Plan
Back Creek Watershed is approximately 374 square miles and originates in Frederick County, Virginia. Upon entering Berkeley County, West Virginia, the watershed is already 172 square miles. It flows 34 more miles northeast toward its confluence with the Potomac River. Thus it is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It is one of the only large streams in West Virginia’s Potomac Direct Drains basin which meets its designated uses.