MORA DROP HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Ada County
- Operator
- BOISE-KUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2006
- EIA plant ID
- 56498
- Coordinates
- 43.4599, -116.4726
MORA DROP HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, a 2 MW Hydro power plant in Ada County, Idaho. Operated by BOISE-KUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, commissioned 2006.
Weather peril exposure
MORA DROP HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Ada County, ID, operated by BOISE-KUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, commissioned in 2006. Ada County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 23rd national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Ada County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 21st | 1.9 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 19.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.33 |
Perils not assessed in Ada 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 "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Ada 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.