Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Geospatial data from the State of Oregon depicting water right diversion points and places of use polygons. 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 March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion locations based on the Points of Diversion (POD) data.
• Analyze spatial distribution of water usage based on the Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Model water rights infrastructure and associated legal boundaries for resource planning.

Strengths

• Provides both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for water rights.
• Includes links to official code definitions and compilation procedures documents.
• Last updated on March 22, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

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

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

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:16:49.568437; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.