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US rivers that start with P
The full list of US rivers starting with P: 31 names, taken from the 465 answers to “Name a river in the United States” in Icillion.
All 31 US rivers that start with P
- Palouse River
- Pamunkey River
- Pascagoula River
- Passaic River
- Patapsco River
- Patuxent River
- Payette River
- Pearl River
- Pecatonica River
- Pecos River
- Pee Dee River
- Pembina River
- Pend Oreille River
- Penobscot River
- Pere Marquette River
- Peshtigo River
- Petaluma River
- Pigeon River
- Piscataqua River
- Pit River
- Platte River
- Pocomoke River
- Porcupine River
- Portage River
- Portneuf River
- Potomac River
- Powder River
- Price River
- Provo River
- Purgatoire River
- Puyallup River
About this list
- P is the 5th most common first letter in this list: 31 of the 465 US rivers (7%).
- Shortest: “Pit River”. Longest: “Pere Marquette River”.
- 31 names have more than one word.
Quick answers
- How many US rivers start with P?
- 31 of the 465 US rivers in Icillion start with P, for example Potomac River, Platte River and Pecos River.
- What is the longest name among US rivers that start with P?
- The longest is “Pere Marquette River” and the shortest is “Pit River”.
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