Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Oregon's water rights data, managed by the state's Water Resources Department, depicts the location of Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU). The dataset includes all current and individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water right locations based on the described Points of Diversion and Places of Use polygons.
• Analyze water allocation patterns based on the inclusion of all current, individually held water rights.
• Support regulatory compliance and planning by identifying water rights excluded from the dataset, such as those held by irrigation districts.

Strengths

• Includes all current and individually held water rights for Oregon.
• Provides official documentation links for code definitions and compilation procedures.
• Offers multiple geospatial file formats including CSV, JSON, KML, and GeoJSON.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Excludes specific water right types like irrigation district holdings and temporary transfers.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Current as of the last update in March 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:18:15.734189; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.