GAVINS POINT
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 132 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Cedar County
- Operator
- USCE-MISSOURI RIVER DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1956
- EIA plant ID
- 6624
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 713 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 61%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.8488, -97.4815
GAVINS POINT, a 132 MW Hydro power plant in Cedar County, Nebraska. Operated by USCE-MISSOURI RIVER DISTRICT, commissioned 1956.
How GAVINS POINT compares
With 132 MW of capacity, GAVINS POINT ranks 14th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and is the largest of the 9 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 40% of Nebraska's operating Hydro capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 137th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1956, it is older than 60% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Cedar County with one other operating plant, LAUREL.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 132 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 713 GWh in 2024 (a 61% capacity factor), up 4% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1956 and 1957.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION, about 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 134 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ELKHORN RIDGE WIND LLC (81 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GAVINS POINT is a 132 MW hydro power plant in Cedar County, NE, operated by USCE-MISSOURI RIVER DISTRICT, commissioned in 1956. Cedar County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.7 of 5 at the 67th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Cedar County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 15.8 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 6.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 40.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 0.95 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Cedar 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 Cedar 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.