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The United States Army Corps of Engineers began construction on the 98-foot high, 2,655-foot-long Little Goose Dam in 06/1963; three generators came on line in 1970 and three more in 1978. The six generators can produce 810 megawatts of power up to a maximum of 932 megawatts. A lock and fish ladder was positioned on the dam's south side, the 512-foot-long spillway in the center, and turbines located between the two.The Lake created behind the dam was named for Dr. Enoch Bryan.

Address: 199 Little Goose Dam Road, Dayton, WA 99359-9650; Tel: (509) 399-2233 (2011);

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service issued recommendations on alterations to Snake River Dams to revive salmon runs on the Snake River. The recommendations were summarized in biological opinions (Bi-Ops) issued in 2000 and 2003-2004. Efforts to improve salmon passage of dams occurred in the late 2000s; the Army Corps of Engineers improved spillway weirs (fish slides) near the water's surface to facilitate fish passage. Tests at the Little Goose Dam in 2009, found that 99.4% of yearling chinook salmon, 99.8% of steelhead salmon and 95.2% of sub-yearling chinook salmon navigated safely past the barrier.

PCAD id: 16120