DALE HOLLOW
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 54 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Clay County
- Operator
- USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1948
- EIA plant ID
- 3424
- Coordinates
- 36.5379, -85.4517
DALE HOLLOW, a 54 MW Hydro power plant in Clay County, Tennessee. Operated by USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT, commissioned 1948.
Weather peril exposure
DALE HOLLOW is a 54 MW hydro power plant in Clay County, TN, operated by USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT, commissioned in 1948. Clay County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 82nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very Low 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.
Clay County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 56.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 7.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 2.2 |
Perils not assessed in Clay 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 Clay 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.