Shortest river

The following is a list of some of the shortest rivers in the world in terms of distance.

Asia

• Tamborasi River, in Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia, approximately 20 meters long
• Singapore River, 3.2 kilometers long

Europe

• Kuokanjoki, shortest river of Finland is 3.5 meters long, connecting lakes Sumiainen and Lake Keitele to each other
• Kovasselva, on the island Hitra in Norway, approximately 20 meters long depending on the tide
• Reprua River, Georgia, 27 meters
• Ombla, river near Dubrovnik in Croatia, approximately 30 meters long
• Jezernica, the shortest river in Slovenia near Idrija, approximately 55 meters long
• Ljutica, the shortest river in Montenegro located in Pljevlja municipality. It is a tributary of the river Tara and is 135 meters long.
• Aril River, shortest river of Italy (near Lago di Garda), 175 meters
• Fiumelatte River, Italy, 250 meters
• The Norrström and Söderström of Stockholm, Sweden, run approximately 350 m from the lake Mälaren, past the island of Stadsholmen (Norrström to the North, the Söderström to the South) to the Baltic Sea
• Vrelo, Serbia, Bajina Bašta, 365 meters
• The Pader, Germany, 4.4 kilometers long. Its more than 700 springs lie in a park in the city center of Paderborn, Germany, from where it flows into the larger river Lippe in a Paderborn suburb.
• River Corrib, Ireland, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long. Despite its short length, it has the second-largest flow of any river in Ireland (104.8 m³/s)
• River Cart, Renfrew, near Glasgow, Scotland (0.75 mile (1 km) long).

North America

• Roe River, Great Falls, Montana, United States, 61 meters (201 feet)
• Rio Los Patos, Barahona, Dominican Republic, 61 meters
• D River, Oregon, United States, 130 meters
• Chute River, Maine, United States, 320 meters
• Nautley River, British Columbia, Canada, 800 meters
• Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, is a natural river 1005 meters or 3297 feet (around 5/8 of a mile) long
• Link River, Oregon, United States, 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers)[1]
• Comal River, Texas, United States, 2.5 miles (4 kilometers)
• Dunn's River, Jamaica, 180+ meters.[2]

South America

• Azuis River, Aurora do Tocantins, Tocantins, Brazil is, at 147 meters, the shortest river of Brazil
• Correntoso River, Villa La Angostura, Neuquén, Argentina is, at 200–300 meters (depending on the height of the neighbouring lakes Correntoso and Nahuel Huapi), the shortest river of Argentina

References

1. United States Geological Survey. "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved April 4, 2011. The maps include river mile (RM) markers for the entire length of the Klamath and Link Rivers. The markers begin at the mouth of the Klamath on the Pacific Ocean, and the Link flows from between markers 255 and 254 to marker 253. The relevant map quadrangle is Klamath Falls.
2. "Dunn's River Falls". Wondermondo. Retrieved 19 December 2016.