Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Oregon's water rights data depicts the location of each water right diversion point and associated place-of-use polygon. All current and individually held water rights are included, except for those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. The dataset is maintained by the State of Oregon and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water appropriation points based on the Points of Diversion (POD) location data.
• Analyze spatial relationships between water sources and usage areas based on Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Model water rights distribution and density for resource management planning.
• Validate regulatory compliance by cross-referencing water right locations with land-use maps.

Strengths

• Includes all current and individually held water rights in Oregon.
• Provides both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data.
• Official documentation for code definitions and compilation procedures is linked.

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, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department; procedures document is linked.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:18:52.837023; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.