Oregon Water Rights: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Points of Diversion - Groundwater/Fish from the State of Oregon's Water Resources Department 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 03:20:31.916478.

Use Cases

• Map water extraction locations based on the described Points of Diversion (POD) data.
• Analyze spatial relationships between water use areas and ecosystems based on the Places of Use (POU) polygons.
• Model groundwater resource allocation based on the described water right information.
• Assess potential impacts on fisheries from water diversion activities based on the dataset's domain focus.

Strengths

• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for comprehensive spatial analysis.
• Provides official water right information from the State of Oregon's Water Resources Department.
• Last updated on 2026-03-22 03:20:31.916478, indicating recent maintenance.

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, and other specified categories, limiting scope.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Covers current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:20:31.916478.

Geography

State of Oregon.