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
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary) is located in Delaware
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary)
Location of mouth in Delaware
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary) is located in the United States
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary)
Location of mouth in United States
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Drawyer Creek and Back Creek
  locationMeadowbrook Farms, Delaware[1]
  coordinates39°30′13″N 075°42′19″W[2]
  elevation70 ft (21 m)[1]
MouthDelaware 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]
Length6.26 mi (10.07 km)[3]
Basin size15.56 square miles (40.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationDelaware Bay
  average17.75 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay[4]
Basin features
ProgressionAppoquinimink RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean[3]
River systemDelaware Bay
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

See also

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.


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