Yikes. I used to love going tubing and whitewater raftng, but ... think I’d skip that place!
Are you accustomed to flatter spring creeks? Water in the Coast Range is usually moving down a pretty good incline. That spot should at least be a little warmer than the McKenzie River, on the other side of Eugene. It has some seriously violent whitewater, deep, with big rocks, and snowmelt water that hurts me to think about getting thrown into. Good place to fish, though.