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 depicts locations and basic information for individually held water rights. The dataset includes current water rights but excludes those held by irrigation districts, applications, temporary transfers, instream leases, and limited licenses. It was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map water diversion points based on geospatial location data.
• Analyze water rights distribution based on associated water right information.
• Model water usage areas based on place of use polygon data.
• Validate regulatory compliance based on current water right status.

Strengths

• Provides official state data from the Oregon Water Resources Department.
• Includes both point (POD) and polygon (POU) geospatial data.
• Last updated on 2026-03-22, suggesting maintenance.

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 and other categories, limiting coverage.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Water Resources Department

Collection Method

Compilation procedures are documented in a linked PDF.

Time Range

Current water rights as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:17:34.021956

Geography

State of Oregon, USA