Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in Queensland, Australia, and the name of at least three bodies of water in Canada. The U.S. state of Montana has 85 different locales that bear that name or a derivation . The U.S. state of Idaho has 92 natural and man-made areas that incorporate Sheep Creek into their names. Nature areas that include trails named Sheep Creek can be found in Canada's Yukon Territory, Colorado's Larimer County and in Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park.
Sheep Creek, tributary of Lockyer Creek (Queensland)Sheep Creek, tributary of the Smoky River (Alberta)Big Sheep Creek (British Columbia)McLeod (or McCloud) Creek, formerly Sheep Creek, associated with the Lost Charlie McLeod Mine (Northwest Territories)Beica River, translated as Sheep Creek (Gurghiu Mountains)Sheep Creek (Cleburne County) 33.622°N 85.514°W / 33.622; -85.514According to the GNIS, the state of Alaska has 40 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek (Juneau)58.261°N 134.323°W / 58.261; -134.323Thane, neighborhood originally named Sheep Creek (Juneau)58.264°N 134.330°W / 58.264; -134.330Sheep Creek Trail, Kluane National Park and Reserve (Yukon Territory)Sheep Dip Creek (Apache County) 36.344°N 109.576°W / 36.344; -109.576Sheep Creek (Coconino County) 34.286°N 110.805°W / 34.286; -110.805Sheep Creek Point, cape (Coconino County) 34.298°N 110.800°W / 34.298; -110.800Sheep Creek (Maricopa County) 33.918°N 111.650°W / 33.918; -111.650Sheep Creek Seep, spring (Maricopa County) 33.995°N 111.549°W / 33.995; -111.549South Fork Sheep Creek (Maricopa County) 33.930°N 111.629°W / 33.930; -111.629Upper Sheep Creek Spring (Maricopa County) 33.925°N 111.521°W / 33.925; -111.521Sheep Creek (Yavapai County) 34.881°N 113.245°W / 34.881; -113.245Sheep Creek Cabin (Yavapai County) 34.003°N 111.555°W / 34.003; -111.555Sheep Jump Creek (Marion County) 36.116°N 92.443°W / 36.116; -92.443According to the GNIS, the state of California has 25 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek Campground (Fresno County) 36.792°N 118.679°W / 36.792; -118.679Sheep Creek (Ventura County) 34.673°N 119.036°W / 34.673; -119.036According to the GNIS, the state of Colorado has 36 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek (Conejos County) 37.081°N 106.304°W / 37.081; -106.304Sheep Creek Trail (Larimer County) 40.553°N 105.389°W / 40.553; -105.389Sheep Creek (Hancock County) 33.173°N 83.018°W / 33.173; -83.018According to the GNIS, the state of Idaho has 92 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek (Bannock County) 42.510°N 112.33°W / 42.510; -112.33Sheep Creek (Owyhee County)Sheep Creek Reservoir (Bear Lake County) 42.242°N 111.144°W / 42.242; -111.144Sheep Creek (Elkhart County) 41.705°N 85.873°W / 41.705; -85.873Sheep Creek (Whitley County) 36.660°N 84.189°W / 36.660; -84.189Sheep Creek (Caldwell County) 39.688°N 94.102°W / 39.688; -94.102East Sheep Creek (Caldwell County) 39.704°N 94.110°W / 39.704; -94.110West Sheep Creek (Caldwell County) 39.718°N 94.115°W / 39.718; -94.115According to the GNIS, the state of Montana has 85 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek (Fallon County) 45.934°N 104.00°W / 45.934; -104.00Sheep Creek Trail (Flathead County) 48.206°N 113.661°W / 48.206; -113.661Sheep Creek Bridge, NRHP (Lewis and Clark County) 46.977°N 112.081°W / 46.977; -112.081Sheep Creek Reservoir (Powder River County) 45.656°N 105.970°W / 45.656; -105.970Sheep Creek (Furnas County) 40.065°N 99.697°W / 40.065; -99.697Dry Sheep Creek (Sioux County) 41.985°N 103.967°W / 41.985; -103.967Sheep Creek Election Precinct (Sioux County) 42.122°N 103.834°W / 42.122; -103.834According to the GNIS, the state of Nevada has 33 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek Range (Lander County) 40.826°N 116.721°W / 40.826; -116.721Sheep Pen Creek (Cumberland County) 39.344°N 75.280°W / 39.344; -75.280Sheep Spring Creek (Colfax County) 36.920°N 104.664°W / 36.920; -104.664Sheep Creek (Grant County) 33.169°N 107.878°W / 33.169; -107.878Sheep Creek (San Miguel County) 35.738°N 105.572°W / 35.738; -105.572Sheep Pen Creek (Carteret County) 34.828°N 76.348°W / 34.828; -76.348Sheep Creek (Currituck) 36.243°N 75.791°W / 36.243; -75.791Sheep Cliff Creek (Jackson County) 35.152°N 83.100°W / 35.152; -83.100Sheep Creek, tributary of the Cannonball River (Bowman County) 45.934°N 104.004°W / 45.934; -104.004Sheep Creek (Pontotoc County) 34.615°N 96.551°W / 34.615; -96.551According to the GNIS, the state of Oregon has 57 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Oregon Route 350, known as Little Sheep Creek Highway No. 350Big Sheep Creek (Wallowa County) 45.558°N 116.835°W / 45.558; -116.835Sheep Creek Siphon, canal (Malheur County) 43.908°N 117.083°W / 43.908; -117.083Sheep Creek (Harding County) 45.934°N 104.004°W / 45.934; -104.004Sheep Creek (Perkins County) 45.172°N 102.876°W / 45.172; -102.876Sheep Creek, west of Elephant Mountain (Brewster County) 29.070°N 103.570°W / 29.070; -103.570Sheep Creek (Callahan County) 32.455°N 99.242°W / 32.455; -99.242Sheep Creek (Fannin County) 30.715°N 99.465°W / 30.715; -99.465Sheep Creek (Knox County) 33.652°N 99.773°W / 33.652; -99.773Sheep Creek Run (Mason County) 30.715°N 99.465°W / 30.715; -99.465According to the GNIS, the state of Utah has 31 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek (Daggett County) 40.922°N 109.696°W / 40.922; -109.696Sheep Creek Connecting Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park (Garfield County) 37.57°N 112.202°W / 37.57; -112.202Sheep Creek (Bedford County) 37.391°N 79.556°W / 37.391; -79.556Sheep Creek (Rockbridge County) 37.799°N 79.335°W / 37.799; -79.335According to the GNIS, the state of Washington has 21 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creep Spring (Asotin County) 46.000°N 117.442°W / 46.000; -117.442Sheep Creek {Chelan County} 48.030°N 120.570°W / 48.030; -120.570Sheep Run (Ritchie County) 39.171°N 81.190°W / 39.171; -81.190Sheep Ranch Creek, stream (Taylor County) 45.306°N 90.207°W / 45.306; -90.207According to the GNIS, the state of Wyoming has 55 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
Sheep Creek Mine (Albany County) 42.232°N 105.816°W / 42.232; -105.816East Fork Sheep Creek (Fremont County) 43.431°N 108.643°W / 43.431; -108.643Sheep Creek Oilfield (Fremont County) 42.398°N 107.786°W / 42.398; -107.786Sheep Dip Creek (Lincoln County) 42.013°N 110.545°W / 42.013; -110.545