Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

A dataset from the State of Oregon depicting the location of water right diversion points (POD) and place of use polygons (POU). It provides basic information about associated water rights for all current and individually held rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. The dataset was last updated on 2026-03-22.

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 basic water right information provided.
• Integrate water rights data with other geospatial layers for land-use planning.
• Verify compliance and track water usage based on the documented water right locations.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoJSON).
• Explicit documentation links are provided for code definitions and compilation procedures.
• Focuses on current and individually held water rights, providing a specific subset.

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.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the State of Oregon's jurisdiction.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented at a provided URL.

Time Range

Current water rights (as of the last update).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:17:01.871425; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oregon, USA