Oregon Water Rights: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Points of Diversion and Places of Use depict the location and basic information for all current, individually held water rights in Oregon. The dataset excludes rights held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. Official code definitions and compilation procedures are provided by the Oregon Water Resources Department.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion points for hydrological modeling based on the geospatial location data.
• Analyze water rights distribution and associated information for regulatory compliance.
• Identify water use areas for land and resource planning based on the places of use polygons.

Strengths

• Provides official state documentation links for code definitions and compilation procedures.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoJSON) for flexibility.
• Managed by the authoritative State of Oregon organization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Excludes rights held by irrigation districts, applications, and other specific categories.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon, Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a provided PDF.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:15:27.492265; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.