Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

State of Oregon's dataset depicts Points of Diversion and Places of Use for individually held water rights. The data likely contains geospatial points and polygons with associated water right information, compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department. It was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion locations based on the Points of Diversion (POD) geospatial data.
• Analyze spatial distribution of water usage based on Places of Use (POU) polygon data.
• Cross-reference water rights information with land use or agricultural datasets.
• Support regulatory compliance and water rights administration workflows.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including CSV, JSON, KML, and GeoJSON.
• Official compilation procedures and code definitions are documented via provided URLs.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03-22 03:19:57.304905.

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, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon, Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compiled from water right records; procedures documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Covers current water rights; specific temporal coverage is not detailed.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:19:57.304905; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.