Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Oregon water rights data from the state's Water Resources Department includes Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU) for individually held water rights. The dataset excludes rights held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. It was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion points based on the Points of Diversion (POD) location data.
• Analyze spatial distribution of water usage based on Places of Use (POU) polygon data.
• Cross-reference water rights information for regulatory compliance and planning.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including CSV, JSON, KML, and GeoJSON.
• Official compilation procedures and code definitions are documented and linked.
• Last updated on 2026-03-22, indicating recent maintenance.

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 several water right types (e.g., irrigation districts, applications), limiting scope.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Water Resources Department

Collection Method

Compiled from state water rights records; procedures document is linked.

Time Range

Covers current water rights; specific temporal range is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:15:58.217497

Geography

State of Oregon, USA