|
Date |
Item |
Event |
|
1833 |
Flood in Gila River |
Earliest known |
|
July 1, 1852 |
Treaty of Santa Fe (rights of Apache Indians) |
Signed |
|
February 28, 1859 |
Gila River Pima/Maricopa Indian Community (GRIC) |
Created by US Congress |
|
1867 |
Rainfall in Gila Valley |
Earliest records made |
|
1868 |
Lower Gila River above GRIC |
First non-Indian agricultural use of water |
|
1870 |
Safford Valley |
Irrigation by non-Indian settlers (approximate) |
|
1874 |
Duncan-Virden Valley |
Irrigation by non-Indian settlers |
|
1895 |
Measurements of Gila River Flow |
Started by USGS |
|
June 7, 1897 |
San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation |
Established (division of White Mountain Indian Reservation) |
|
March 3, 1905 |
10,000 acres along San Tan Canal (GRIC) |
Funds allocated for irrigation |
|
April 28, 1905 |
Doan Decree |
Enacted |
|
July 18, 1912 |
Shute Decree (Ash Creek) |
Enacted |
|
April 6, 1916 |
Lockwood Decree |
Enacted |
|
May 18, 1916 |
Florence-Casa Grande Irrigation Project |
Authorized and funded |
|
1922 |
Franklin Irrigation District (FID) |
Incorporated |
|
June 30, 1922 |
Ashurst-Hayden (formerly Florence) Dam |
Completed |
|
1923 |
Gila Valley Irrigation District (GVID) |
Incorporated |
|
June 7, 1924 |
San Carlos Irrigation Project (includes Coolidge Dam) |
Authorized and funded |
|
June 1925 |
Sacaton Dam |
Completed |
|
October 2, 1925 |
Lawsuit to adjudicate the waters of the Gila River |
Filed by US Government |
|
November 19, 1925 |
Post-Doan (Jenckes) Decree |
Enacted |
|
November 28, 1927 |
Ling Decree |
Entered |
|
July 16, 1928 |
San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (SCIDD) |
Organized |
|
November 1928 |
Coolidge Dam |
Completed |
|
1929 |
Storage behind Coolidge Dam (San Carlos Reservoir) |
Began |
|
1930 |
Coolidge Dam (San Carlos Reservoir) |
First release for irrigation |
|
June 29, 1935 |
Globe Equity 59 Consent Decree |
Signed |
|
April 27, 1936 |
Ling Decree |
Amended |