LITTLE FALLS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Morrison County
- Operator
- MINNESOTA POWER INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1906
- EIA plant ID
- 1896
- Coordinates
- 45.9751, -94.3690
LITTLE FALLS, a 5 MW Hydro power plant in Morrison County, Minnesota. Operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned 1906.
Weather peril exposure
LITTLE FALLS is a 5 MW hydro power plant in Morrison County, MN, operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned in 1906. Morrison County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 50th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Morrison County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 31.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 16.3 |
Perils not assessed in Morrison 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 Morrison 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.