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D River
Looking downstream toward the Pacific
D River is located in Oregon
D River
Location of the mouth of the D River in Oregon
EtymologyWinning entry in a 1940 naming contest[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLincoln
Physical characteristics
SourceDevils Lake
 • locationLincoln City
 • coordinates44°58′02″N 124°00′55″W / 44.96722°N 124.01528°W / 44.96722; -124.01528[1]
 • elevation9 ft (2.7 m)[3]
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
Lincoln City
 • coordinates
44°58′02″N 124°01′06″W / 44.96722°N 124.01833°W / 44.96722; -124.01833[1]
 • elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[1]

The D River is a river in Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. The once-nameless river was at one time the "shortest river in the world"[4][5] in the Guinness World Records at 440 feet (130 m).

  1. ^ a b c "D River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference contest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. ^ "D River State Recreation Site". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  5. ^ "Seeks Name for River". The News-Sentinel. July 4, 1940. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
    - "Shortest River? Well, Maybe". The Register-Guard. February 18, 1953. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
    - "Oregon Has Squabble Over Shortest River". The Times-News. October 12, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2012.

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