Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

A geospatial dataset from the State of Oregon, last updated March 2026, depicting water rights. It includes Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU) for all current, individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. The data provides basic information about each associated water right.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion locations based on Points of Diversion (POD) data.
• Analyze spatial distribution of water usage based on Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Cross-reference water right information with geographic features.
• Support regulatory compliance and water rights administration.

Strengths

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

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, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:20:58.947093; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.