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US rivers that start with R
The full list of US rivers starting with R: 19 names, taken from the 465 answers to “Name a river in the United States” in Icillion.
All 19 US rivers that start with R
- Raccoon River
- Raisin River
- Ramapo River
- Rappahannock River
- Raritan River
- Red River
- Republican River
- Rio Chama
- Rio Grande
- Rio Hondo
- Rivanna River
- Roanoke River
- Roaring Fork River
- Rock River
- Rogue River
- Root River
- Rouge River
- Ruby River
- Russian River
About this list
- R is the 9th most common first letter in this list: 19 of the 465 US rivers (4%).
- Shortest: “Red River”. Longest: “Roaring Fork River”.
- 19 names have more than one word.
Quick answers
- How many US rivers start with R?
- 19 of the 465 US rivers in Icillion start with R, for example Rio Grande, Red River and Rogue River.
- What is the longest name among US rivers that start with R?
- The longest is “Roaring Fork River” and the shortest is “Red River”.
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