Category:Timeline

From Indian River Lagoon Project

A chronological order of historical events in Indian River Lagoon History from Ponce de Leon's 1513 arrival, thru man's destructive adaptions, up to present day restoration milestones.

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Indian River Lagoon Timeline

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Date Name Region Water
Date Name Region Water
April 2, 1513 Ponce de Leon Lands in Melbourne Beach Brevard County Atlantic
November 1, 1887 Ponce de Leon Lighthouse Volusia County Mosquito Lagoon
March 2, 1900 First Florida Audubon Society Meeting Florida Estuary
March 14, 1902 Pelican Island First National Wildlife Refuge Indian River County Central Indian River
May 23, 1919 Sebastian Inlet District Chartered Indian River County Central Indian River
June 16, 1927 Mathers Bridge Completed Brevard County Banana River
August 28, 1963 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Established Brevard County Mosquito Lagoon
January 3, 1975 Canaveral National Seashore Established Brevard County Atlantic
December 7, 1987 Florida Surface Water Improvement and Management Act Florida
January 1, 1991 IRLNEP Established Florida East Coast Estuary
November 8, 1994 Florida Marine Net Fishing Amendment 3 Florida Estuary
November 8, 2016 Brevard Save Our Indian River Lagoon Ordinance Brevard County Estuary
May 11, 2017 C-1 Canal Flow Reversed Brevard County Indian River
December 14, 2018 Crane Creek Project Brevard County Central Indian River
December 14, 2018 Crane Creek Project Brevard County Central Indian River
May 13, 2019 Eau Gallie River Dredged Brevard County Indian River
May 13, 2019 Eau Gallie River Dredged Brevard County Indian River
June 10, 2020 Cliff Creek Baffle Box Installation Completed Brevard County Indian River