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 usage locations based on the Points of Diversion and Places of Use polygons.
• Analyze water rights distribution and density based on the geospatial location data.
• Support regulatory compliance and water rights administration based on the documented water right information.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly for all current, individually held water rights, providing a defined scope.
• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial features.
• Official documentation and code definitions are linked in the description.

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, and other specific categories, which may limit completeness for some analyses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF from the Oregon Water Resources Department.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 15 02:15:21.426248; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oregon, USA