The D River is a river in the state of Oregon in the United States. Proclaimed the "shortest river in the world" by the state of Oregon, it is about 120 feet (36 m) long, depending on the tide. It flows from Devils Lake into the Pacific Ocean, entirely within the city limits of Lincoln City. State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th) - Land 248,849 km² - Water 6,177 km² (2. ... The tide is the regular rising and falling of the oceans surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. ... Devils Lake is a small lake in Lincoln County, Oregon along the Oregon Coast. ... Lincoln City is a city located in Lincoln County, Oregon. ...
The Roe River in the American state of Montana also claims to be the shortest river in the world. In practice the length of both rivers can vary substantially, and to date the Roe River remains the offical record holder in the Guiness Book of World Records. The Roe River, which runs between the Missouri River and Giant Springs near Great Falls, Montana, is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest river in the world. ... State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th) - Land 377,295 km² - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000) - Population 926,865 (44th) - Density 2. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...
A river conducts water by constantly flowing perpendicular to the elevation curve of its bed, thereby converting the positional energy of the water into kinetic energy.
Rivers begin at their source in higher ground, either rising from a spring, forming from glacial meltwater, flowing from a body of water such as a lake, or simply from damp, boggy places where the soil is waterlogged.
River management is an ongoing activity as rivers tend to 'undo' the modifications made by man. Dredged channels silt up, sluice mechanisms deteriorate with age, levees and dams may suffer seepage or catastrophic failure.
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