Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary)

Drawyer Creek is a 6.26 mi (10.07 km) long tributary to the Appoquinimink River in New Castle County, Delaware. Drawyer Creek is a mostly tidal tributary to the Appoquinimink River and is non-tidal above Shallcross Lake. Old Drawyers Church, a historic church, is located to the south of the creek.

Drawyer Creek Tributary to Appoquinimink River
Bluff above Drawyer Creek in 2008
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Drawyer Creek and Back Creek
• location	Meadowbrook Farms, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	39°30′13″N 075°42′19″W[2]
• elevation	70 ft (21 m)[1]
Mouth	Delaware Bay
• location	about 1 northeast of Odessa, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	39°27′57″N 075°42′19″W[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	6.26 mi (10.07 km)[3]
Basin size	15.56 square miles (40.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Delaware Bay
• average	17.75 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay[4]
Basin features
Progression	Appoquinimink River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River system	Delaware Bay
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

References

1. "Drawyer Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Middletown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
2. "GNIS Detail - Drawyer Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
4. "Drawyer Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.