Oregon Water Rights Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU) data from the State of Oregon Water Resources Department. The dataset depicts the location of each water right diversion point and associated use polygon, providing basic information about the associated water rights. It includes all current and individually held water rights, last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion infrastructure based on geospatial point data.
• Analyze water rights allocation and usage patterns based on associated place-of-use polygons.
• Model water resource availability for agricultural planning based on irrigation-focused rights.
• Verify compliance and track water right ownership based on the provided basic right information.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoJSON).
• Official compilation procedures and code definitions are documented and linked.
• Last updated date is precisely specified (2026-03-22 03:15:42.088913).

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, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:15:42.088913; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.