Oregon Water Rights for Groundwater and Livestock: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

A dataset from the State of Oregon, last updated March 22, 2026, depicting water rights for groundwater and livestock use. It includes the location of Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU) polygons for all current, individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts and certain other categories. The data provides basic information associated with each water right.

Use Cases

• Mapping water right locations based on Points of Diversion and Places of Use polygons.
• Analyzing groundwater allocation for agricultural and livestock purposes based on described water right types.
• Supporting regulatory compliance and resource management based on the documented water rights framework.

Strengths

• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data.
• Official state data from the State of Oregon with linked code definitions and compilation procedures.
• Last updated March 22, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Excludes water rights held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon

Collection Method

Compilation procedures document is referenced.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:17:43.655599.

Geography

Oregon, United States.