INTERNATIONAL FALLS POWER
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Koochiching County
- Operator
- BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1924
- EIA plant ID
- 10487
- Coordinates
- 48.6081, -93.4045
INTERNATIONAL FALLS POWER, a 14 MW Hydro power plant in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Operated by BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC, commissioned 1924.
Weather peril exposure
INTERNATIONAL FALLS POWER is a 14 MW hydro power plant in Koochiching County, MN, operated by BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC, commissioned in 1924. Koochiching County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 63rd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low 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.
Koochiching County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 16.5 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 27.1 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 6th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Koochiching 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 Koochiching 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.