D River
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The D River is a river in Lincoln City
, Oregon
, United States
. Proclaimed the "shortest river in the world" by the State of Oregon, it was listed in the Guinness World Records
as the world's shortest river at 440 feet (134.1 m). This title was lost in 1989 when Guinness named the Roe River
in Montana
as the world's shortest. Attempting to reclaim the title, the people of Lincoln City submitted a new measurement to Guinness of about 120 feet (36.6 m) marked at "extreme high tide". Starting in 2006, the Guinness Book of World Records did not list a category for shortest river.
The river flows from Devils Lake
, under U.S. Route 101
, and into the Pacific Ocean
, entirely within the city limits of Lincoln City. The D River State Recreation Site
off Highway 101 is home to two of the world's largest kite festivals in the spring and fall.
This area was originally settled as the town of Delake, which was later incorporated with other nearby towns to form Lincoln City in 1965. The river had been known by several names, including simply "the outlet", and earned its short name in a contest.
Lincoln City, Oregon
Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It is named after the county. The population was 7,930 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Proclaimed the "shortest river in the world" by the State of Oregon, it was listed in the Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
as the world's shortest river at 440 feet (134.1 m). This title was lost in 1989 when Guinness named the Roe River
Roe River
The Roe River runs between Giant Springs and the Missouri River in Great Falls, Montana, United States. The Roe River is only 201 feet at its longest constant point....
in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
as the world's shortest. Attempting to reclaim the title, the people of Lincoln City submitted a new measurement to Guinness of about 120 feet (36.6 m) marked at "extreme high tide". Starting in 2006, the Guinness Book of World Records did not list a category for shortest river.
The river flows from Devils Lake
Devils Lake (Oregon)
Devils Lake is a small lake in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, along the Oregon Coast. It separates the northern part of Lincoln City from the Central Oregon Coast Range. It is 1/3 of a mile wide, three miles long, and up to deep. The D River flows from the lake westward to the Pacific Ocean...
, under U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101 in Oregon
In the U.S. state of Oregon, U.S. Route 101, a major north–south U.S. Highway, runs through the state along the coastline near the Pacific Ocean. In Oregon, it runs from the Oregon–California border, south of Brookings, to the Oregon–Washington border on the Columbia River, between Astoria,...
, and into the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, entirely within the city limits of Lincoln City. The D River State Recreation Site
D River State Recreation Site
D River State Recreation Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department...
off Highway 101 is home to two of the world's largest kite festivals in the spring and fall.
This area was originally settled as the town of Delake, which was later incorporated with other nearby towns to form Lincoln City in 1965. The river had been known by several names, including simply "the outlet", and earned its short name in a contest.
See also
- List of rivers of Oregon
- Reprua RiverReprua RiverThe Reprua is a river in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic. Only long, it is possibly the shortest named river in the world.Sources of the river are the springs in karst Voronya Cave...
, a river in AbkhaziaAbkhaziaAbkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
, 59 feet (18 m) long
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