FALCON DAM & POWER
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 32 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Starr County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL BOUND & WTR COMM
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1954
- EIA plant ID
- 6410
- Coordinates
- 26.5575, -99.1642
FALCON DAM & POWER, a 32 MW Hydro power plant in Starr County, Texas. Operated by INTERNATIONAL BOUND & WTR COMM, commissioned 1954.
Weather peril exposure
FALCON DAM & POWER is a 32 MW hydro power plant in Starr County, TX, operated by INTERNATIONAL BOUND & WTR COMM, commissioned in 1954. Starr County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 51st national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Starr County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 36.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 7.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Starr 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 Starr 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.