Sheep Falls is a 3-foot waterfall on Barretts Brook in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 1.2 miles southwest of Georgetown and roughly 8.7 miles northeast of North Stamford as the crow flies.
At 3 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 53 Connecticut waterfalls with a documented height only 0 are shorter, while the typical Connecticut waterfall stands around 25 feet. By form it is a punchbowl, where the water is forced through a narrow gap into a large pool.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges.
Western Connecticut Planning Region holds 7 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Ambler Cascade, an 8-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Saugatuck Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 5 miles away. Valley Forge Falls, a 5-foot cascade waterfall, is about 5.1 miles away.
Sheep Falls is located at 41.2408° N, 73.4468° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.