Plunge pool Plunge pool A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or shut-in. It is created by the erosional forces of cascading water on the rocks at formation's base where the water impacts. The term may refer to the water occupying the depression, or the depression itself. Plunge pools are formed by the natural force of falling water, such as at a waterfall or cascade; they also result from man-made structures such as some spillway designs. Plunge pools are often very deep, generally related to the
C-Chute publishing three books, and being no longer dependent on "Astounding Science Fiction" for his fiction. "C-Chute" was adapted for radio in the anthology series "X Minus One", first broadcast on February 8, 1956. C-Chute "C-Chute" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the October 1951 issue of "Galaxy Magazine" and later appeared in Asimov's collections "Nightfall and Other Stories" (1969) and "The Best of Isaac Asimov" (1973). One of the few Asimov stories that feature aliens, the story deals with a group of people imprisoned by an alien race when their spaceship is