Oregon Water Rights for Points of Diversion and Places of Use
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Description
Water rights data from the State of Oregon depicting the location of Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU). 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
Mapping water diversion points and usage areas based on geospatial polygon and point data.
Analyzing water rights distribution and allocation patterns across Oregon.
Supporting water resource planning and management decisions based on legal water right information.
Strengths
Data is current and includes all individually held water rights as of the last update.
Provides both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for comprehensive mapping.
Official compilation procedures and code definitions are documented and publicly available.
Limitations
Row count is 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 scope.
Provenance
Source
State of Oregon
Collection Method
Compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department, procedures documented at provided URL.
Time Range
Current water rights as of the last update.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-22 03:16:50.713470; freshness should be verified.
Geography
State of Oregon, USA.
License restrictions are unknown and should be verified before use.