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. Construction began in June 1963. The main structure and three generators were completed in 1970 with an additional three generators finished in 1978. Generating capacity is 810 megawatts with an overload capacity of 932 MW.
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length (km)
809.244
building start year
1963-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
elevation (μ)
195.986
height (cm)
29.8704
location
Columbia County Washington, Whitman County Washington, Washington (state)
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