Little Sandy River Dam P-477

General information
Waterway	Little Sandy River
Current status	Removed
Mode of hydropower generation	Diversion
Type of permit	FERC License
Year removed	2008
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-477
FERC project name	Bull Run
Other projects with this FERC number	Marmot Dam P-477
Ownership and operation
Owner	Portland General Electric

Marmot Dam on the Sandy River and Little Sandy Dam on the Little Sandy River were removed in 2007 and 2008 as part of decommissioning of Portland General Electric’s Bull Run Hydroelectric Project. Members of the Hydropower Reform Coalition participated in the negotiations that led to the settlement agreement for dam removal. Removal of the dams now allows the Sandy River to flow freely making upstream habitat more accessible to anadromous fish.

The former dam site is now in public ownership and managed as a day-use recreation site providing access to the Sandy River.