ABIQUIU DAM
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Rio Arriba County
- Operator
- LOS ALAMOS COUNTY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1989
- EIA plant ID
- 7789
- Coordinates
- 36.2399, -106.4230
ABIQUIU DAM, a 17 MW Hydro power plant in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Operated by LOS ALAMOS COUNTY, commissioned 1989.
Weather peril exposure
ABIQUIU DAM is a 17 MW hydro power plant in Rio Arriba County, NM, operated by LOS ALAMOS COUNTY, commissioned in 1989. Rio Arriba County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 13th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate 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.
Rio Arriba County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 65.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Hail | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 23.5 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba 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.