The D River is a river in Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 meters). The government of the US state of Oregon, as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches the executive Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U This title was lost in 1989 when Guinness named the Roe River in Montana as the world's shortest. The Roe River runs between Giant Springs and the Missouri River in Great Falls Montana. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Attempting to reclaim the title, the people of Lincoln City submitted a new measurement to Guinness of about 120 feet (36 m) marked at "extreme high tide". [1] 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. Devils Lake is a small Lake in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, along the Oregon Coast. In the US state of Oregon, US Route 101 a major north-south U The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. 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 as part of the Portland Rose Festival. The Portland Rose Festival is an annual civic festival held during the month of June in Portland Oregon.
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.
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- ^ Finley, Carmel. This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States of America. "D River Reclaims 'Lost' Title", The Oregonian, 1988-05-04. The Oregonian is the major daily Newspaper in Portland Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Retrieved on 2007-09-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. "Ginther said he determined that the D River flows from a fish control structure at the entrance of the lake west to where a huge driftwood log marks the point of extreme high tide, give or take five feet, and depending on sand elevation. That is 120 feet. "
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