Oregon Water Rights: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

State of Oregon data depicting the location of water right diversion points (POD) and place of use polygons (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 on 2026-03-22.

Use Cases

• Map water usage patterns based on geospatial points of diversion and place of use polygons.
• Analyze water rights distribution based on the exclusion of certain rights like irrigation districts and temporary transfers.
• Support regulatory compliance and planning using the documented compilation procedures and code definitions.

Strengths

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

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, Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compiled by the state agency, procedures documented in an official PDF.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:17:10.780403; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.