Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Geospatial data from the State of Oregon depicting water right diversion points and usage polygons. The dataset includes all current, 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 appropriation infrastructure based on point-of-diversion locations.
• Analyze spatial distribution of water usage rights based on place-of-use polygons.
• Support water rights administration and compliance monitoring based on associated water right information.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including CSV, JSON, KML, and GeoJSON.
• Official compilation procedures and code definitions are documented via provided PDF links.
• Last update date is precisely recorded as 2026-03-22 03:18:36.714127.

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 coverage.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department, as indicated by the provided documentation links.

Time Range

Covers current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:18:36.714127; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.