CRYSTAL FALLS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Iron County
- Operator
- CITY OF CRYSTAL FALLS
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1914
- EIA plant ID
- 1821
- Coordinates
- 46.1062, -88.3348
CRYSTAL FALLS, a 1 MW Hydro power plant in Iron County, Michigan. Operated by CITY OF CRYSTAL FALLS, commissioned 1914.
Weather peril exposure
CRYSTAL FALLS is a 1 MW hydro power plant in Iron County, MI, operated by CITY OF CRYSTAL FALLS, commissioned in 1914. Iron County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 86th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 89th 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.
Iron County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 25.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 16.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Iron 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 Iron 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.