This index is a comprehensive list of the Biennial reports of the State Engineer. The numbers in the table are the page reffered to under each topic. "--" indicates that no page number was found. Office Organization usually includes history or personnel at the particular time. Court Cases are the Supreme court cases recorded relating to Water Rights. Appropriation refers to applications and records kept. Statutes (legislation) pertain to water rights during the time period.
| year | office organization | court cases | appropriations | distribution | adjudication | dams & reservoirs | statutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-98 | 6 | -- | 21 | -- | -- | 8 | 16 |
| 1899-1900 | -- | 49 | -- | -- | 10 | -- | 49 |
| 1901-02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1903-4 | -- | -- | 53 | 67 | -- | 73 | 85 |
| 1905-6 | 7 | -- | 9 | -- | -- | 36 | -- |
| 1907-8 | 5 | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1909-10 | 6 | 185 | 23 | -- | 8 | 267 | 6 |
| 1911-12 | 6 | -- | 28 | -- | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 1913-14 | 9 | -- | 188 | -- | -- | 41 | 24 |
| 1915-16 | 9 | -- | 178 | -- | -- | 52 | 33 |
| 1917-18 | 9 | -- | 57 | -- | -- | 29 | 23 |
| 1919-20 | 7 | -- | 76 | 61 | 55 | 27 | 21 |
| 1921-22 | 7 | 73 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 33 | -- |
| 1923-24 | 7 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 23 | -- |
| 1925-26 | 6 | -- | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 36 |
| 1927-28 | 6 | -- | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 47 |
| 1929-30 | 6 | -- | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 40 |
| 1931-32 | 6 | -- | 9 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 58 |
| 1933-34 | 8 | 64 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 38 | 50 |
| 1935-36 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 107 | 122 | 130 | 15 |
| 1937-38 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 81 | 74 | 131 | 14 |
| 1939-40 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 46 | 65 | 9 |
| 1941-42 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 58 | 12 |
| 1943-44 | -- | 295 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 295 |
| 1945-46 | 63 | 25 | 7 | -- | 41 | 43 | 25 |
| 1947-48 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | -- | 32 |
| 1949-50 | 14 | 30 | 17 | -- | 35 | -- | 30 |
| 1951-52 | 9 | 28 | 11 | -- | 34 | 42 | 26 |
| 1953-54 | 9 | 61 | 24 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 71 |
| 1955-56 | 9 | 52 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 57 |
| 1957-58 | 10 | 45 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 41 | -- |
| 1959-60 | 11 | 47 | 26 | 37 | 30 | 43 | -- |
| 1961-62 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 45 | 38 | 46 | -- |
| 1963-64 | 9 | 68 | 44 | 57 | 52 | 60 | -- |
| 1965-66 | 11 | 54 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 37 |
| 1967-68 | 7 | 66 | 11 | 20 | 16 | -- | -- |
| 1969-70 | 6 | 64 | 13 | 38 | 19 | 42 | 64 |
| 1971-72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1973-74 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -- | -- |
| 2002-03 | 3 | 16 | 8 | -- | 7 | 9 | 21 |