DAVIS DAM
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 255 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Mohave County
- Operator
- U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1951
- EIA plant ID
- 152
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 958 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 43%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.1970, -114.5707
DAVIS DAM, a 255 MW Hydro power plant in Mohave County, Arizona. Operated by U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, commissioned 1951.
How DAVIS DAM compares
With 255 MW of capacity, DAVIS DAM ranks 28th among the 71 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arizona and 3rd of the 9 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.7% of Arizona's operating Hydro capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 72nd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1951, it is older than 92% of the 69 operating Arizona plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, runs 3 operating plants in Arizona totaling 2,607 MW. It shares Mohave County with 5 other operating plants, including HOOVER DAM (AZ) and SOUTH POINT ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 255 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 958 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is DAVIS (230 kV), about 0.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 0.2 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: SOUTH POINT ENERGY CENTER (708 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DAVIS DAM is a 255 MW hydro power plant in Mohave County, AZ, operated by U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, commissioned in 1951. Mohave County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 13th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Mohave County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 10.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Lightning | Very High | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 36.9 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Mohave County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Mohave County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.