Oregon Water Rights: Points of Diversion and Places of Use

Oregon's water rights data depicts the location of each water right diversion point and place of use polygon. The dataset includes all current and individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. It is maintained by the State of Oregon and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion locations based on the geospatial point data for diversion points.
• Analyze water usage areas based on the polygon data for places of use.
• Study water rights distribution and ownership patterns based on the associated water right information.

Strengths

• Includes both point (diversion) and polygon (place of use) geospatial data.
• Provides official code definitions and compilation procedures via linked documentation.
• Last updated 2026-03-22 03:21:16.779829, indicating recent maintenance.

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

Collection Method

Compiled by the Oregon Water Resources Department, as indicated by the linked procedures document.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:21:16.779829

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.