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 includes all current and individually held water rights, excluding those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. It was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping water diversion infrastructure based on point locations.
• Analyzing water rights distribution and associated land use based on place-of-use polygons.
• Modeling water allocation and scarcity scenarios based on water right attributes.
• Supporting regulatory compliance and water rights administration based on official state data.

Strengths

• Includes all current and individually held water rights in Oregon.
• Provides both point (diversion) and polygon (place of use) geospatial data.
• Official state data with documented compilation procedures and code definitions.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Excludes water 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 state agency; procedures document is provided.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:20:34.372893; freshness should be verified

Geography

State of Oregon, USA.