COPPER DAM PLANT
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Hood River County
- Operator
- FARMER'S IRRIGATION DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2015
- EIA plant ID
- 10323
- Coordinates
- 45.6694, -121.5248
COPPER DAM PLANT, a 3 MW Hydro power plant in Hood River County, Oregon. Operated by FARMER'S IRRIGATION DISTRICT, commissioned 2015.
Weather peril exposure
COPPER DAM PLANT is a 3 MW hydro power plant in Hood River County, OR, operated by FARMER'S IRRIGATION DISTRICT, commissioned in 2015. Hood River County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.7 of 5 at the 18th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Hood River County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 35.1 |
| Hail | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 6.2 |
Perils not assessed in Hood River 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 Hood River 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.