Oregon Water Rights for Diversion Points and Places of Use

Oregon water rights data depicting the location of each water right diversion point (POD) and place of use (POU) polygon. 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 is maintained by the State of Oregon and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion points for hydrological modeling based on the Points of Diversion (POD) data.
• Analyze agricultural land use patterns based on the Places of Use (POU) polygon data.
• Assess water rights distribution and ownership for regulatory compliance based on the associated water right information.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly geospatial, containing both point (POD) and polygon (POU) features.
• Includes all current and individually held water rights, providing a broad scope for analysis.
• Documentation for code definitions and compilation procedures is linked in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the State of Oregon's jurisdiction.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department, as indicated by the linked procedures document.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:16:42.229397; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.