Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

A 2026 dataset from the State of Oregon depicting the location of water right diversion points (POD) and places of use (POU) polygons. It provides basic information about associated water rights for all current, individually held rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts and certain other categories. The data is maintained by the Oregon Water Resources Department.

Use Cases

• Map water rights locations for regulatory compliance based on the described point and polygon features.
• Analyze spatial relationships between water diversion and use for resource management based on the described POD and POU data.
• Support land-use planning and environmental impact assessments based on the geospatial water rights information.

Strengths

• Data is current and maintained by a state agency, with a last update timestamp of 2026-03-22.
• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for comprehensive spatial analysis.
• Official compilation procedures and code definitions are documented via provided URLs.

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 rights held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon, Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compiled and maintained by the state agency, procedures documented.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:16:27.404974.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.