Fountains Creek, also known as Fontaine Creek, is a tributary of the Meherrin River in the U.S. state of Virginia. Formed by the confluence of Beddingfield Creek and Rattlesnake Creek in southwestern Greensville County, it flows into the Meherrin River near the Virginia–North Carolina border, about 1.2 miles (2 km) north of Margarettsville, North Carolina.

Fountains Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates36°34′29″N 77°43′59″W / 36.57459°N 77.73304°W / 36.57459; -77.73304
MouthMeherrin River
 • coordinates
36°33′05″N 77°20′55″W / 36.55126°N 77.34858°W / 36.55126; -77.34858

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References edit

  • "Fountains Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  • 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.