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's Water Resources Department. The dataset depicts the location of each water right diversion point and associated place-of-use polygon, providing basic information about the associated water right. It includes all current and individually held water rights except for those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion infrastructure based on point location data.
• Analyze spatial relationships between water rights and land use based on place-of-use polygons.
• Support regulatory compliance and water rights administration based on the documented water rights information.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial and tabular formats (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoJSON).
• Official compilation procedures and code definitions are linked in the description.
• Last updated date is provided (2026-03-22).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon, Water Resources Department

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official water rights records and GIS procedures.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:19:48.018948

Geography

State of Oregon, USA