Oregon Water Rights for Groundwater and Commercial Use, Points and Polygons

Geospatial data from the State of Oregon depicting water right diversion points and place-of-use polygons. The dataset includes all current, individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. It was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water appropriation locations based on the Points of Diversion (POD) feature.
• Analyze spatial water consumption patterns based on the Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Model groundwater resource allocation for commercial purposes based on the dataset's stated focus.
• Verify compliance with water right boundaries and associated legal information.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoJSON).
• Explicit documentation for code definitions and compilation procedures is linked.
• Last update date is precisely specified (2026-03-22 03:18:51.243610).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department, as indicated by the linked procedures document.

Time Range

Covers current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:18:51.243610; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, United States.