Information About

Plunge Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 43' 59.999" N,
161 ° 22' 59.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Noorvik

Elevation

2175 ft (662.94 m)

Plunge Creek in Detail.

About

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

History

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).

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,