ORCHARD AVENUE 1
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Yakima County
- Operator
- YAKIMA-TIETON IRRIGATION DIST
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1987
- EIA plant ID
- 50421
- Coordinates
- 46.5964, -120.6776
ORCHARD AVENUE 1, a 2 MW Hydro power plant in Yakima County, Washington. Operated by YAKIMA-TIETON IRRIGATION DIST, commissioned 1987.
Weather peril exposure
ORCHARD AVENUE 1 is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Yakima County, WA, operated by YAKIMA-TIETON IRRIGATION DIST, commissioned in 1987. Yakima County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 14th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Yakima County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 7.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 18.1 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | 0.07 |
Perils not assessed in Yakima 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 Yakima 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.