Accidentally deleted downloads folder

Ive somehow deleted my downloads folder.

Ive tried using Go in finder to access it but it comes up with the message "The operation can’t be completed because the item can’t be found."

Ive also tried restarting and then downloading new files but they just go straight to the desktop instead. There's no official download folder found through a spotlight search either.

Im not even that fussed about deleting the actual contents of the folder although I did have some files I wanted to keep, but I just want to have a downloads folder again, what can I do?

I know that I should use the Terminal to check for the downloads directory and delete the alias and then create a replacement folder, but I don't know how to do this. Can someone help me?