Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

A 2026 dataset from the State of Oregon depicts the location of water right diversion points (POD) and place of use polygons (POU). It includes all current and individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. The data is provided by the Oregon Water Resources Department.

Use Cases

• Mapping water diversion points for infrastructure planning based on the Points of Diversion (POD) data.
• Analyzing agricultural water usage patterns based on the Places of Use (POU) polygon locations.
• Conducting spatial analysis of water rights distribution and density across Oregon.
• Supporting regulatory compliance and water rights verification processes.

Strengths

• Data is current and includes all individually held water rights.
• Provides both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for comprehensive analysis.
• Official documentation and code definitions are linked from the Oregon government.

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, and other specific categories, limiting scope.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon, Oregon Water Resources Department

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Current as of the last update date.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:20:29.059188

Geography

State of Oregon, USA