Information About

Plunge Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Noorvik

Elevation:

2175 ft (662.94 m)

About

flows NE to Upikchak Creek, 46 mi. NNW of Misheguk Mtn., Arctic Slope.

History of Plunge Creek

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists "in 1950 because of its location near the west end of the plunging anticline" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 54).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain C-4 (1984), Misheguk Mountain C-4 NW (2016),

Places Near Plunge Creek

Mountains:

Tupik Mountain,

Ridges:

Ilingnorak Ridge,

Streams:

Adventure Creek, Nimwutik Creek, Pattern Creek, Plunge Creek, Plunge Creek, Tupikchak Creek,