Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Points of Diversion - Groundwater/Domestic from the State of Oregon's datagov platform depicts the location of water right diversion points and places of use polygons. 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 2026-03-22 03:16:58.981108.

Use Cases

• Map water right locations based on the geospatial point and polygon data.
• Analyze water allocation patterns based on the associated water right information.
• Support regulatory compliance and planning using the documented water rights data.

Strengths

• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data.
• Official compilation procedures and code definitions are documented and linked.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-03-22 03:16:58.981108.

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 at a provided URL.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:16:58.981108; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oregon, United States