The D River is a river in
Lincoln City,
Oregon
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, United States. The once-nameless river was at one time the "shortest river in the world"
in the ''
Guinness World Records
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World record dispute
The world's shortest title was lost in 1989 when Guinness named the
Roe River in
Montana
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as the world's shortest. Attempting to reclaim the title, the people of Lincoln City submitted a new measurement to Guinness of about marked at "extreme high tide".
At that time, Lincoln City's
Chamber of Commerce described the Roe as a "drainage ditch surveyed for a school project". Montana supporters shot back that the D was merely an "ocean water backup," pointed out that there was an alternative fork to the Roe which was only long, and suggested that a new survey be conducted.
Guinness apparently never ruled on the dispute, leaving the claim by the Roe to stand, but instead, starting in 2006, chose to no longer list the shortest river, possibly because of this ongoing dispute.
Geography
The D River flows from
Devils Lake, under
U.S. Route 101, and into the
Pacific Ocean
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, 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 summer 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
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List of rivers of Oregon
This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as ...
References
External links
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Devils Lake Water Improvement District
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Rivers of Lincoln County, Oregon
Lincoln City, Oregon
Rivers of Oregon