POTATO RAPIDS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Marinette County
- Operator
- WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1921
- EIA plant ID
- 4071
- Coordinates
- 45.1137, -87.7587
POTATO RAPIDS, a 1 MW Hydro power plant in Marinette County, Wisconsin. Operated by WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP, commissioned 1921.
Weather peril exposure
POTATO RAPIDS is a 1 MW hydro power plant in Marinette County, WI, operated by WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP, commissioned in 1921. Marinette County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 54th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 72nd 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.
Marinette County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 27.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 15.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Marinette 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 "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Marinette 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.