CANYON
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Comal County
- Operator
- GUADALUPE BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1989
- EIA plant ID
- 791
- Coordinates
- 29.8705, -98.1947
CANYON, a 6 MW Hydro power plant in Comal County, Texas. Operated by GUADALUPE BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY, commissioned 1989.
Weather peril exposure
CANYON is a 6 MW hydro power plant in Comal County, TX, operated by GUADALUPE BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1989. Comal County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.9 of 5 at the 72nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 79th 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.
Comal County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 10.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 47.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Comal 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 Comal 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.