Fields Creek (Kanawha River tributary)

Stream in the American state of Missouri

Fields Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Kanawha River.

Fields Creek was named after Colonel John Fields, a pioneer soldier.[2]

Fields Creek was the site of a February 2014 coal slurry spill from a Patriot Coal facility.[3]

## See also[edit]

* List of rivers of West Virginia

## References[edit]

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fields Creek (Kanawha River tributary)
2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 241.
3. ^ Conlon, Kevin. "Officials: Coal slurry spill blackens 6 miles of West Virginia creek". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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