Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Two geospatial datasets from the State of Oregon depict water right diversion points and usage polygons. All current and individually held water rights are included, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. The data was last updated on 2026-03-22.

Use Cases

• Mapping water diversion locations based on the Points of Diversion (POD) data
• Analyzing spatial water usage patterns based on the Places of Use (POU) polygons
• Cross-referencing water rights with geographic features using the provided KML and GeoJSON formats

Strengths

• Includes all current and individually held water rights in Oregon
• Provides multiple file formats including CSV, JSON, KML, and GeoJSON for flexibility
• Offers official code definitions and compilation procedures via linked PDF documents

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Excludes rights held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compilation procedures documented at a provided state government URL

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:20:51.990459

Geography

State of Oregon, USA