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.

Australia

Canada

  • Sheep Creek, tributary of the Smoky River (Alberta)[1]
  • Big Sheep Creek (British Columbia)[2][3]
  • McLeod (or McCloud) Creek, formerly Sheep Creek, associated with the Lost Charlie McLeod Mine (Northwest Territories)[4]

Romania

  • Beica River, translated as Sheep Creek (Gurghiu Mountains)

United States

Alabama

Alaska

According to the GNIS,[7] the state of Alaska has 40 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Arizona

Arkansas

California

According to the GNIS,[21] the state of California has 25 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Colorado

According to the GNIS,[24] the state of Colorado has 36 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Georgia

Idaho

According to the GNIS,[28] the state of Idaho has 92 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Indiana

Kentucky

Missouri

Montana

According to the GNIS,[36] the state of Montana has 85 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Nebraska

Nevada

According to the GNIS,[44] the state of Nevada has 33 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

New Jersey

New Mexico

North Carolina

North Dakota

Oklahoma

Oregon

According to the GNIS,[54] the state of Oregon has 57 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

South Dakota

Texas

Utah

According to the GNIS,[64] the state of Utah has 31 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Virginia

Washington

According to the GNIS,[69] the state of Washington has 21 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

According to the GNIS,[74] the state of Wyoming has 55 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

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