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 | |
  Location of mouth in Delaware  Location of mouth in United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Drawyer Creek and Back Creek |
| • location | Meadowbrook Farms, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 39°30′13″N 075°42′19″W / 39.50361°N 75.70528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 70 ft (21 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Delaware Bay |
• location | about 1 northeast of Odessa, Delaware[2] |
• coordinates | 39°27′57″N 075°42′19″W / 39.46583°N 75.70528°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Drawyer Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Drawyer Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Middletown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Drawyer Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.