title: Back River (Tamworth)
text: # Back River (Tamworth)
  
  Back River, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
  
  ## Course and features
  
  Back River on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Hanging Rock, east of Nundle, and flows generally east and then southeast before reaching its confluence with the Barnard River. The river descends 649 metres (2,129 ft) over its 21 kilometres (13 mi) course.
  
  