Flat Creek is a 34.0-mile (54.7 km)[2] right-bank tributary of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises just east of the town of Burkeville in Nottoway County and flows north into Amelia County, then northeast to join the Appomattox River just outside the village of Coverly 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Petersburg.
| Flat Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location within Commonwealth of Virginia  Flat Creek (Virginia) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burkeville, Virginia |
| • elevation | 500 feet (150 m)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Appomattox River |
• elevation | 180 feet (55 m) |
| Length | 34.0 miles (54.7 km) |
| Basin features | |
| GNIS ID | 1466649 |
The name appears as "Flatt Creek" on some 19th-century sources.[3] Amelia Springs, located next to Flat Creek[4] 2 miles north of Jetersville, was a popular resort in pre-Civil War days, and the site of the Battle of Amelia Springs just days before the end of the war in April 1865. The year before, cavalry led by Union general August Kautz had conducted raids against the Richmond and Danville Railroad, and Confederate defenders clashed with Kautz's forces at the bridge over Flat Creek just north of Chula on May 14.[5]
Tributaries
editListed in order, beginning at mouth:
| Name | Bank | County |
|---|---|---|
| Barkhouse Branch | Right | Amelia |
| Horsepen Branch | Left | Amelia |
| Nibbs Creek | Right | Amelia |
| Wildcat Branch | Left | Amelia |
| Walker Branch | Left | Amelia |
| Haw Branch | Left | Amelia |
| Horsepen Creek | Left | Amelia |
| Beaverpond Creek | Right | Amelia |
| Neal's Creek | Left | Amelia |
| Little Creek | Left | Amelia |
| Vaughn's Creek | Right | Amelia |
| Webster's Creek | Left | Amelia |
| Walnut Branch | Left | Amelia |
| Little Creek | Right | Amelia |
| Ellis Creek | Left | Nottoway |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Burkeville Topo Map in Nottoway County VA, USGS topographic map quad for Crewe West, VA. TopoZone, Locality LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ Booker, William L. A map of Amelia County, Virginia. Philadelphia: R.L. Barnes, circa 1850. Library of Congress permalink=https://lccn.loc.gov/2014588019. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Turner, W. R. "Amelia Sulphur Springs, Virginia", The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 4, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1940, pp. 492–96. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Operations in SE. VA. and N.C.", The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Serial 68, Page 6, Chapter XLVIII. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Creek
- 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 0-88490-177-7.37°23′31″N 77°52′23″W / 37.39182°N 77.87305°W