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

Oregon's water rights data depicts the location of each water right diversion point (POD) and place of use (POU) polygon. 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 is maintained by the State of Oregon and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water appropriation points for groundwater and mining based on the Points of Diversion (POD) locations.
• Analyze spatial relationships between water sources and usage areas based on the Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Model water rights distribution and ownership patterns based on the described inclusion of individually held rights.

Strengths

• Includes all current and individually held water rights in Oregon.
• Provides both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data.
• 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, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Current as of the last update date.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:19:14.439726; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.