Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

A geospatial dataset from the State of Oregon depicting water right diversion points and places of use. 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 was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping water right locations based on the described points of diversion (POD) and places of use (POU) polygons.
• Analyzing water allocation patterns for agricultural and resource management based on the water right information.
• Supporting regulatory compliance and planning by visualizing the spatial distribution of water rights.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoJSON) for flexibility.
• Explicitly includes all current and individually held water rights, providing a defined scope.
• Official code definitions and compilation procedures are documented via provided URLs.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon, likely the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD).

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF, suggesting a systematic GIS process.

Time Range

Covers 'current' water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:19:26.354543; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spatial coverage is the state of Oregon.