LITTLE FALLS HYDRO
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Herkimer County
- Operator
- CUBE HYDRO NEW YORK
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1987
- EIA plant ID
- 51034
- Coordinates
- 43.0403, -74.8506
LITTLE FALLS HYDRO, a 13 MW Hydro power plant in Herkimer County, New York. Operated by CUBE HYDRO NEW YORK, commissioned 1987.
Weather peril exposure
LITTLE FALLS HYDRO is a 13 MW hydro power plant in Herkimer County, NY, operated by CUBE HYDRO NEW YORK, commissioned in 1987. Herkimer County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 2nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 80th 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.
Herkimer County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.44 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 29.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 25.5 |
| Hail | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.6 |
Perils not assessed in Herkimer 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Herkimer 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.