- Type: Waterfall.
- Height: 160 feet.
- Geographic Area: Gondor.
The great waterfall of Rauros blocked the Anduin 120 miles upstream from Osgiliath. Rauros was 160 feet high and its roar could be heard for ten leagues in any direction.A númenòrean boat-lift had once existed on the right bank next to a winding staircase built by the Kings of Gondor.Once a small garrison had helped to keep the Lift and stair safe and assisted in heavy labor, but the troops had long been withdrawn and never replaced and their buildings of old had been falling to ruin.