WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 3

Operating

Hydro power plant

Capacity
4 MW
Primary fuel
Hydro
County
Stone County
Operator
WHITE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC
Status
Operating
Commissioned
2006
EIA plant ID
57162
Coordinates
35.8440, -91.8519

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WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 3, a 4 MW Hydro power plant in Stone County, Arkansas. Operated by WHITE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC, commissioned 2006.

Weather peril exposure

WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 3 is a 4 MW hydro power plant in Stone County, AR, operated by WHITE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC, commissioned in 2006. Stone County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.6 of 5 at the 65th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 100th 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.

3.6 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
HighExposure band
Ice stormLeading peril
Relatively LowFEMA county risk rating

Stone County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
Ice stormVery High100th5.0 of 51.7
TornadoRelatively Moderate92nd4.7 of 50.41
Winter weatherRelatively Low90th4.6 of 58.5
EarthquakeRelatively Low87th4.5 of 5<0.01
Riverine floodingRelatively Low85th4.4 of 51.2
LightningRelatively Low81st4.2 of 558.4
Strong windRelatively Low74th4.0 of 52.8
WildfireRelatively Low74th3.9 of 5<0.01
HurricaneVery Low42nd2.7 of 50.01
HailVery Low35th2.4 of 54.7
Heat waveRelatively Low33rd2.3 of 510.2

Perils not assessed in Stone 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.

PerilWhy it is not scored
Coastal floodingFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Stone 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.