Fryingpan–Arkansas Project

The multi-purpose project was authorized in 1962 by President Kennedy to serve municipal, industrial, and hydroelectric power generation, and to enhance recreation, fish and wildlife interests.

In 2011, when Colorado had an abundance of snow, the Fry-Ark imported about 98,000 acre⋅ft (121,000,000 m3) from the West Slope, the second highest diversion amount in the project's 50-year operating history.

The Boustead conveys water underneath the Continental Divide 5.5 miles (8.9 km) before discharging it into Turquoise Lake just west of Leadville.

Water is stored in the forebay to build up head (energy) before being dropped down over 0.5 miles (0.80 km) in elevation to the hydroelectric Mt.

Water from the reservoir continues down Lake Creek to the Arkansas River, which is the main delivery vehicle for the Fry-Ark project.

The majority of municipal and agricultural deliveries for the project are made out of Pueblo Reservoir before the water continues on east to Kansas via the Arkansas.