| Dirickson Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Little Assawoman Bay |
| Image Alt: | Image of Dirickson Creek |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Map Alt: | Map of Dirickson Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Dirickson Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 3.64miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 20.95cuft/s at mouth with Little Assawoman Bay[2] |
| Source1: | confluence of Batson Branch and Bearhole Ditch |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles northwest of Fenwick West, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.4806°N -75.1356°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 8feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Little Assawoman Bay |
| Mouth Location: | Laws Point, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.4839°N -75.0817°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | east |
| River System: | Little Assawoman Bay |
| Tributaries Left: | Batson Branch Agricultural Ditch Williams Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Bearhole Ditch |
| Bridges: | Old Mill Bridge Road |
Dirickson Creek is a 3.64miles long 3rd order tributary to Little Assawoman Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Dirickson Creek is formed at the confluence of Batson Branch and Bearhole Ditch about 0.25 miles northwest of Fenwick West in Sussex County, Delaware. Dirickson Creek then flows east to meet Little Assawoman Bay at Laws Point, Delaware.[4]
Dirickson Creek drains of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 714.69 and is about 4.9% forested.[2]