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 use polygon, providing basic information about associated water rights. It includes all current and individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Use Cases

• Map water right locations and associated infrastructure based on geospatial point and polygon data.
• Analyze water allocation patterns based on water right information linked to diversion points.
• Support water rights administration and compliance monitoring based on the documented compilation procedures.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative State of Oregon Water Resources Department.
• Compilation procedures and code definitions are documented via official PDF links.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including CSV, JSON, KML, and GeoJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset 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 at an official state URL.

Time Range

Covers current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:19:00.835064; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.