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Gabriel Moraga, on January 5, discovers and names
El Rio de los Santos Reyes, River of the Holy Kings.
Rancho Laguna de Tache land grant made by Mexico along
lower Kings River.
California
achieves statehood. All of Kings River is initially
within Mariposa County.
Tulare County organized.
Poole’s Ferry (north of modern Reedley) in operation.
Whitmore’s Ferry established at Kingston.
Fresno County organized.
Smith’s Ferry established at modern Reedley.
First Kings River diversions, Centerville Bottoms.
Massive flood begins to form Cole Slough channel.
First Centerville Ditch developed.
First Kings River water claim filed.
Largest Kings River flood ever observed, completes
Cole Slough formation.
Dutch John Cut (east of Laton) initially developed
as small ditch.
Kings River first bridged at Kingston (west of modern
Laton).
Fresno, Lemoore canals developed.
Gould Canal developed.
Zalda Canal developed near Riverdale; floodwaters
later enlarged the canal into what became the Kings
River’s North Fork.
Central Pacific Railroad establishes Fresno, bridges
Kings River.
People’s Ditch, Grant Canal developed.
Last Chance Ditch developed.
Lone Tree Channel, Riverdale Ditch developed.
Centerville and Kingsburg Canal developed.
Tulare Lake fills and spills through Summit Lake and
into Fresno Slough and San Joaquin River for last
time.
Liberty Canal, Liberty Millrace Ditch developed.
’76 (Alta), Fowler Switch canals developed.
Drought-year lawsuits assert riparian rights; Fresno
Canal brush dam blown up.
Water users lose riparian cases.
Crescent Canal developed.
Wright Act authorizes formation of irrigation
Alta Irrigation District organized.
Stinson Canal organized.
Burrel Ditch developed.
Reed Ditch established.
Fresno Canal & Irrigation Company buys lower river
riparian lands, water rights.
Original James Canal developed.
Kings County formed, named for river.
First Tulare Lake bed canals developed as lake recedes.
English financiers take over Fresno Canal Company,
Laguna lands.
First water entitlement schedule covers low flows.
Fresno Canal Company’s I. Teilman administers
river.
Tulare Lake empties for first time.
First practical agricultural pumping.
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