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Yuma Area Office

1900 - 1930 Historical Timeline

Historical Timeline of important events between 1900 and 1930 Unit B Main Canal Authorized June 8, 1920 Yuma Project Authorized May 10, 1904 Laguna Diversion Dam Completed March 31, 1909 Yuma Auxilliary Project Authorized Junuary 25, 1917 Hoover Dam Authorized December 21, 1928 All American Canal System Authorized December 21, 1928 Unit B Main Canal Completed May 1, 1922 Colorado River Siphon Completed June 29, 1912 Siphon Drop Power Plant Completed July 15, 1926 SIB Pumping Plant Completed 1919 Reclamation Act June 17, 1902 Colorado River Compact Signed November 24, 1922

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