Information About

Sheep River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sheep River on The Map

Location

60 ° 42' 24.998" N,
145 ° 54' 0" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

56 ft (17.07 m)

Sheep River in Detail.

About

flows SW to Sahlin Lagoon, 13 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Name published in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Sheep Bay to which the stream flows.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-6 (2000),
Places Near Sheep River
Bars:

Fleming Spit, Gatherer Rock, North Rock, South Rock,

Bays:

Alice Cove, Beartrap Bay, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Comfort Cove, Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Mud Bay, Odiak Slough, Sheep Bay, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Sheep Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Orca Inlet, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

Apw Dam Number 1, APW Dam Number 2, Meals Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Brickslide Glacier, Glacier G213914E60880N, Glacier G213941E60895N, Glacier G213945E60907N, Glacier G213967E60919N, Glacier G213971E60895N, Glacier G213982E60906N, Glacier G214005E60907N, Glacier G214030E60925N, Glacier G214049E60918N, Glacier G214116E60878N, Glacier G214141E60880N, Glacier G214161E60914N, Glacier G214166E60906N, Glacier G214169E60899N, Glacier G214170E60888N, Glacier G214237E60874N, Glacier G214260E60794N, Glacier G214282E60871N, Glacier G214285E60829N, Glacier G214286E60849N, Glacier G214289E60837N, Glacier G214291E60861N,

Islands:

Channel Islands, Grass Island, Hanks Island, Hawkins Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Piledriver Rock, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Meals Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Sahlin Lagoon, Sahlin Lake,

Locales:

Mercury,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Mount Shiels, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Gravina River, Sheep River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Dead Creek, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Hartney Creek, Hemlock Creek, Heney Creek, Hidden Creek, Koppen Creek, Nicolet Creek, Orca Creek, Paul Creek, Raging Creek, Rogue Creek, Sahlin Creek, Simpson Creek, Spruce Creek, Windy Creek,

Cities:

Orca,

Waterfalls:

Sahlin Falls,