Oregon Water Rights for Groundwater and Agriculture: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

A geospatial dataset from the State of Oregon depicting Points of Diversion and Places of Use for individually held water rights. The data includes all current rights except those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. It was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping water right locations for agricultural land-use planning based on described Points of Diversion and Places of Use polygons.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of groundwater rights for resource management based on the dataset's focus on groundwater and agriculture.
• Integrating water right data with land parcel maps for environmental impact assessments based on the geospatial nature of the dataset.

Strengths

• Provides both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for water rights.
• Includes all current, individually held water rights as described.
• Official documentation and code definitions are linked in the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Excludes rights held by irrigation districts, applications, and other specified categories, limiting scope.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:17:23.928493; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.