Oregon Water Rights: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Oregon water rights data from the state's Water Resources Department, depicting the location of each water right diversion point (POD) and place of use (POU) polygon. 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 rights locations based on the described Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Analyzing spatial relationships between water diversion points and agricultural or municipal use areas.
• Supporting water resource management and policy analysis for the state of Oregon based on the water rights information.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoJSON) for flexibility.
• Includes links to current code definitions and a compilation procedures document for reference.
• Last updated on March 22, 2026, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description specifies exclusions (e.g., irrigation district rights), which may limit analysis of certain water use types.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compiled by the state agency; procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:17:22.854794; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.