Coyote Creek (Oat Creek tributary)

Coyote Creek is a stream in Tehama County, in the U.S. state of California.[1] The stream runs for 18 miles (29 km) before it empties into Oat Creek.[1]

According to tradition, Coyote Creek was named for a single coyote which was considered a nuisance by ranchers before it could be shot.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coyote Creek
  2. ↑ "Place Names" (PDF). Tehama County Department of Education. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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