PICKWICK LANDING DAM
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 240 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Hardin County
- Operator
- TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1938
- EIA plant ID
- 3415
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,259 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 60%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.0702, -88.2509
PICKWICK LANDING DAM, a 240 MW Hydro power plant in Hardin County, Tennessee. Operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned 1938.
How PICKWICK LANDING DAM compares
With 240 MW of capacity, PICKWICK LANDING DAM ranks 12th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Tennessee and 2nd of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.7% of Tennessee's operating Hydro capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 77th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1938, it is older than 84% of the 53 operating Tennessee plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, runs 32 operating plants in Tennessee totaling 19,142 MW. It shares Hardin County with one other operating plant, PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 240 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 1,259 GWh in 2024 (a 60% capacity factor), up 15% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1938 and 1952.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is PICKWICK LANDING DAM (161 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA (73 MW, Biomass).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
PICKWICK LANDING DAM is a 240 MW hydro power plant in Hardin County, TN, operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1938. Hardin County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 15th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 92nd 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.
Hardin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.44 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 13.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 60.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 5.2 |
| Hail | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 3.4 |
Perils not assessed in Hardin 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 Hardin 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.