SUPERIOR FALLS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Gogebic County
- Operator
- NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1917
- EIA plant ID
- 1757
- Coordinates
- 46.5646, -90.4162
SUPERIOR FALLS, a 1 MW Hydro power plant in Gogebic County, Michigan. Operated by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA, commissioned 1917.
Weather peril exposure
SUPERIOR FALLS is a 1 MW hydro power plant in Gogebic County, MI, operated by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA, commissioned in 1917. Gogebic County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 33rd national percentile. Lightning 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.
Gogebic County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 25.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 32.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Gogebic 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 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Gogebic 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.