BEAVER
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 112 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Carroll County
- Operator
- USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 182
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 94.6 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 9.6%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.4222, -93.8472
BEAVER, a 112 MW Hydro power plant in Carroll County, Arkansas. Operated by USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT, commissioned 1965.
How BEAVER compares
With 112 MW of capacity, BEAVER ranks 22nd among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arkansas and 3rd of the 19 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.3% of Arkansas's operating Hydro capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 160th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 75% of the 48 operating Arkansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT, runs 6 operating plants in Arkansas totaling 889 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 112 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 94.6 GWh in 2024 (a 9.6% capacity factor), down 39% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC, under 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BEAVER is a 112 MW hydro power plant in Carroll County, AR, operated by USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT, commissioned in 1965. Carroll County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 56th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Carroll County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 11.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 9.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 58.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Carroll 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Carroll 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.