| Flat Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Commonwealth of Virginia |
| Source1 Location: | Burkeville, Virginia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Custom Label: | GNIS ID |
| Custom Data: | 1466649 |
Flat Creek is a 34miles[1] 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 northwest of Petersburg.
The name appears as "Flatt Creek" on some 19th-century sources. Amelia Springs, located next to Flat Creek 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.
Listed 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 |