Raging River

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The Raging River is a modest tributary to the much larger Snoqualmie River in western Washington State in the United States. It is located in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains in east central King County, Washington. It gets its name from the large amount of water is sometimes carries. The record discharge at the gaging station is over 4000 ft³/s. [cite web
url=http://www.seattlecentral.org/qelp/sets/071/071.html
title=QELP - Raging River]

The river begins in the valley formed by Rattlesnake Ridge to the north and Tiger Mountain to the south. It flows northwest crossing State Route 18 and then continues north, crossing Interstate 90 near Preston, Washington and joining the Snoqualmie River near Fall City, Washington. The Raging River watershed is part of the larger Puget Sound drainage basin. The average annual flow in the river is 149 ft³/s. [cite web
url=http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/flood/raging-river.cfm
title=King County: Raging River Flooding Information, USGS gage data, map, alert phases, and recent high flows]

Hiking and biking

The Preston-Snoqualmie trail follows along the Raging River and Preston-Fall City Road for a 3 1/2 mile stretch and continues toward Snoqualmie Falls. [cite news
url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/108342_hike13.shtml
author=Karen Sykes
title=Hike Of The Week: Take your dog and bike to these nearby woods
publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer
date=February 13, 2003] The trail is bike and dog friendly.

Kayaking

The lower half of the Raging River from Preston to Fall City is convert|5|mi|km long and has been rated as a class III+ (difficult) section for kayaking. [cite web
url=http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/13800.html
title=Washington whitewater - Raging River, Northern Cascade Range, King County]

See also

*Snoqualmie River
*Snohomish River

References

External links

* cite web
url=http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/watersheds/sky-snoq/raging-river-plan.htm
title=Raging River Natural Area
* cite web
url=http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=9720&folder_id=262
title=350 Acres of Raging River Basin Protected (WA)
* cite web
url=http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/watersheds/sky-snoq.htm
title=Snoqualmie Skykomish Watershed