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

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

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coyote Creek
2. "Place Names" (PDF). Tehama County Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

40°04′44″N 122°08′13″W / 40.0788°N 122.1370°W / 40.0788; -122.1370

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