   the roe river runs between giant springs and the missouri river in great falls, montana, united states. the roe river is only 201&nbsp;feet (61 m) at its longest constant point. towards its end, the roe becomes surprisingly deep, at least 6â8 feet. a successful campaign to get the roe river recognized by the guinness world records as the shortest river in the world originated from students at lincoln elementary school in great falls, montana. in 1988 students molly a. petersen and future nfl football player dallas neil put in an appearance on the tonight show as part of this effort. previously, oregon's d river was listed in guinness world records as the world's shortest river at 440&nbsp;feet (134 m). this title was lost in 1989 when guinness, in what was then called the guinness book of records, named the roe river as the world's shortest. not to be deterred, the people of lincoln city submitted a new measurement of the d river to guinness of about 120&nbsp;feet (36 m) long, when marked at "extreme high tide". starting in 2006 guinness world records did not list a shortest river. thumb|roe river at its mouth, flowing into missouri river thumb|interpretative sign at roe river ==see also== *list of rivers of montana *shortest river ==references==  ==external links== *montanakids.com article on roe river *oregon coast today 2008
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