Shrimpton Creek flows southwest from its headwaters immediately south of The Wart for 10 kilometres. The creek continues south- southwest for 6 kilometres before entering Missezula Lake, 38.5 kilometres north of Princeton. Most of the creek flows through a broad, gently sloping valley, which steepens somewhat in the lower 4 kilometres.
Particles of flat, well-worn, flaky gold, 1.5 to 3 millimetres in diameter, were recovered from unsorted glacial material. Most of the gold was found near surface. Material lying on or near bedrock was found to be barren of gold.
The creek was worked by F. Keeling in 1939, between 6.4 and 8 kilometres above Missezula Lake.