Opening date 1970 Height 30 m | Length 2,655 ft (809 m) Construction began June 1963 | |
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Location Columbia / Whitman counties, Washington, USA Type of dam Concrete-gravity, run-of-the-river Elevation at crest 643 ft (196 m) above sea level Spillway type Service, gate-controlled Operator United States Army Corps of Engineers Similar Lower Monumental Dam, Lower Granite Dam, Ice Harbor Dam, McNary Dam, John Day Dam | ||
Little goose dam
Little Goose Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in Columbia and Whitman counties in the state of Washington, on the Snake River. The dam is located 9 miles (14 km) northeast of the town of Starbuck, and 25 miles (40 km) north of Dayton.
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Map of Little Goose Lock and Dam, LaCrosse, WA 99143, USA
Construction began in June 1963 on what was Little Goose Island. The main structure and three generators were completed in 1970, with an additional three generators finished in 1978. Generating capacity is 810 megawatts (1,090,000 hp), with an overload capacity of 932 megawatts (1,250,000 hp). The spillway has eight gates and is 512 feet (156 m) long.
Little Goose Dam is part of the Columbia River Basin system of dams.
Lake Bryan, named for Doctor Enoch A. Bryan, is formed behind the dam. The lake stretches to the base of Lower Granite Dam, 37 miles (60 km) upstream. Lake Herbert G. West, formed from Lower Monumental Dam runs 28 miles (45 km) downstream from the base of the dam.