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Raging Rapids is a supposed course in Super Mario 64. It is an underwater course set in a large river. Claims of how to access it vary, though most say it replaces Jolly Roger Bay. Some other claims of how to access it include being pushed out of Cavern of the Metal Cap, the opened hatch in Dire, Dire Docks, and following a river in the Castle Grounds. This course is the only course to have Cheep Cheeps as enemies. It shares it's music with Jolly Roger Bay and Dire, Dire Docks.

Geography
The course is usually a large rectangle-shaped river with ground running across the edges above the water, with one edge of the river leading to a lake and a waterfall at the other. There are rocks jutting from the bottom of the river to the top to be used as platforms to one side of the land to the other. The enemies are usually Bubs, a Bubba, Goombas on the surface, Unagi at the bottom part of the lake, Skeeters on top of the water, and Cheep Cheeps, which are exclusive to this level, who have the same AI as Bubs. They do not appear to have any animations. Only 5 red coins have been found.

Rock Skipping
In this mission, Mario must pick up a rock to throw to the water. It will skip over the water a seemingly random amount of times. If the rock goes to the other piece of land, a star will appear.

Unagi's Tunnel
In this mission, The Unagi will leave the tunnel occasionally. Then, the player must swim in and collect a star. One report claims they had to enter Unagi Caves, though this is unconfirmed.

Behind The Waterfall
This mission's star is in a cave behind the waterfall. However, nobody who has accessed Raging Rapids has managed to reach the star. There are some rocks leading up to the star, though they are too far apart to be used to reach the cave.

Theorizing
It is possible that the course was scrapped before the spin jump was removed, as it might have given enough height to scale the rocks to reach the Behind The Waterfall star. Another theory claims it was removed due to difficulty, though this is unlikely as most people have reported the course being fairly easy. Why this is the only course with Cheep Cheeps is unknown, but they appear to be unfinished, similarly to the course itself.