Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

State of Oregon data depicts the location of each water right diversion point and place of use polygon. All current and individually held water rights are shown except for those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. The dataset was last updated on 2026-03-15.

Use Cases

• Map water appropriation locations based on Points of Diversion (POD) data.
• Analyze spatial distribution of water usage based on Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Support water rights administration and compliance monitoring based on associated water right information.
• Conduct regional water availability studies based on the geospatial representation of diversion points.

Strengths

• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for water rights.
• Provides links to current code definitions and compilation procedures documentation.
• Last updated on 2026-03-15, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Covers 'current' water rights; specific temporal range is not defined.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-15 02:15:28.327490.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.