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Drawyer Creek
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Bluff above Drawyer Creek in 2008
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary) is located in Delaware
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary)
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary) is located in the United States
Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary)
Location of mouth in Delaware##Location of mouth in United States
Other name(s) Tributary to Delaware Bay
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Drawyer Creek and Back Creek
Meadowbrook Farms, Delaware
70 ft (21 m)
39°30′13″N 075°42′19″W / 39.50361°N 75.70528°W / 39.50361; -75.70528
River mouth Delaware Bay
about 1 northeast of Odessa, Delaware
0 ft (0 m)
39°27′57″N 075°42′19″W / 39.46583°N 75.70528°W / 39.46583; -75.70528
Length 6.26 mi (10.07 km)
Basin features
Progression generally southeast
River system Delaware Bay
Basin size 15.56 square miles (40.3 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries

Drawyer Creek is a 6.26 mi (10.07 km) long tributary to Delaware Bay 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.

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