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The name originated when all but two of a group of trappers were killed by Utes; one survivor was injured and stayed in a cave while the other went to summon help after hanging a frying pan in a tree so he could find the cave again. [1] [4] [5] Ruedi Reservoir on the Fryingpan River
The project diverts and delivers an average of 52,000 acre⋅ft (64,000,000 m 3) of water a year.However, the water right on the Fry-Ark allows for a diversion of 2,352,800 acre⋅ft (2.9021 × 10 9 m 3) over the course of 34 consecutive years, but not to exceed a diversion of 120,000 acre⋅ft (150,000,000 m 3) in any one single year.
The Roaring Fork Valley is part of the larger Roaring Fork Watershed, which includes the Fryingpan and Crystal River valleys. The valley extends for approximately 50 mi (80 km) southeast to northwest from Aspen northwest to Glenwood Springs at the mouth of the Roaring Fork on the Colorado River, ranging in width between 1 and 5 mi (1.6 and 8.0 km).
The town was first served by the Colorado Midland Railroad, but the railroad was later bought by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1901. [8] [9] The Aspen Junction post office was renamed Basalt on June 19, 1895, [7] and the Town of Basalt was incorporated on August 26, 1901. [1] The name was chosen for the basaltic rock formations on Basalt ...
Frying Pan lightship and light tower. The Frying Pan Shoals are a shifting area of shoals off Cape Fear in North Carolina, United States. Formed by silt from the Cape Fear River, the shoals are over 28 miles long and resemble a frying pan in shape. [1] They provide fishing. [2] [3]
Frying Pan is an unincorporated community in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States. [ 1 ] The community was named for a nearby inlet of the Alligator River said to be shaped like a frying pan .
Fryinpan—Roaring Fork—Colorado North Fork Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Fryingpan River in Pitkin and Eagle counties in the US state of Colorado . The stream flows west from a source in the White River National Forest through Savage Lakes to a confluence with the Fryingpan River .
Location: Pitkin and Eagle counties: Coordinates: 1]: Type: reservoir: Part of: Colorado River Basin: Primary inflows: Fryingpan River: Primary outflows: Fryingpan River: Managing agency: United States Bureau of Reclamation: Built: 1968: Surface area: 997 acres (403 ha) [2]: Water volume: 101,280 acre⋅ft (124,930,000 m 3) [2]: Surface elevation: 2,369 m (7,772 ft) [1]: Ruedi Reservoir is a ...