Oregon Water Rights: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Points of Diversion (POD) and Places of Use (POU) for water rights in Oregon, compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department. The dataset includes all current and individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. Documentation for code definitions and compilation procedures is provided via official state government links.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion point locations based on the geospatial POD data.
• Analyze water usage areas based on the polygon POU data.
• Cross-reference water rights information with other environmental datasets using the provided water right identifiers.

Strengths

• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data for water rights.
• Official documentation for code definitions and compilation procedures is linked.
• Data is maintained and updated by the State of Oregon Water Resources Department.

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.
• Excludes rights held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Water Resources Department.

Collection Method

Compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department; procedures document is linked.

Time Range

Covers current water rights; specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 22 03:20:45.292534; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.