Raging,

Preston to Fall City

Usual Difficulty	III+ (may vary with level)
Length	5 Miles
Avg. Gradient	71 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
RAGING RIVER NEAR FALL CITY, WA
usgs-12145500	350 - 800 cfs	III+	00h58m	309 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

River Description

Guide Book:A Guide to Whitewater Rivers of WA, J. Bennett (1990)

This run starts off as a class II run as it meanders through the small town of Preston. This section is prone to collection of wood in the river, but generally wood can be seen and avoided. You should expect to get out a few times and portage. The two stand out rapids are about halfway through the run. The river swings near the road, and the class III+ "Cheesegrater" drops through a bunch of rocks and holes. The river lets up a little, and passes under the Preston-Fall City Road. The next class III rapid drops through a dark rock walled canyon as it turns a corner and heads away from the road. After this, the river eases up as it heads to its confluence with the Snoqualmie at Fall City.

This run has big potential for wood. SCOUT before running it!

The Raging is a rainy season run. It generally requires a couple of days of good rain for the flows to get to runnable levels.