Revised: March 24, 2026
WRPOD is a spatial dataset created nightly from the Utah Division of Water Rights database. It contains geographic locations and attribute data for all recorded Water Right points of diversion.
There are no warranties with regard to the use of the datasets associated with the Location Calculator. The geographic coordinates obtained by use of this tool are NOT legal land survey records. The tool can NOT be used as a substitute for a legal land survey. No accuracy warranty is made by the Utah Division of Water Rights.
The coordinate system is NAD83 UTM Zone 12N (EPSG:26912). Locations are computed from offsets from Public Land Survey (PLS) Section Monuments. As more precise GPS surveyed monument coordinates become available, point locations are re-calculated to improve spatial accuracy.
| ALIAS | TYPE | WIDTH | CONTENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAPE | Geometry | - | Point Geometry. |
| WRNUM | String | 10 | Water Right Number. |
| CHEXNUM | String | 10 | Change or Exchange Number. |
| TYPE | String | 14 |
Right Type:
• ABANDONED WELL: well whose purpose and use have been permanently discontinued.
• DRAIN: Excess collection/control system (surface or groundwater) from which a point of diversion maybe established. • POINT TO POINT: Point To Point diversions are not developed points of diversion. The reference is to a stream segment from which stock may drink. Often designated in 40 acre parcels. • REDIVERSION: Diversion point, which diverts water which was previously diverted and released upstream. Usually associated with reservoir storage. • RETURN: Point where water that has been non-consumptively used is returned back to the natural stream. • SPRING: Concentrated discharge of ground water coming out at the surface as flowing water. • SURFACE: Streams, rivers, creeks, any water above ground. • UNDERGROUND: Wells, tunnels, sumps, and undgrd drains. |
| SUMMARY_ST | String | 1 |
Application Status: A=Approved | P=Perfected | T=Terminated | U=Unapproved |
| TYPE_OF_RIGHT | String | 40 |
Type of Right:
• ADEC: Adjudication Decree
• ADV: Adverse Use Claim: if a person was using water claimed by another party for 5 yrs+, with no protest from original claimant, water became the users. • APPL: Appl to Appropriate • DEC: Decree: judgemental decision on a civil action in a district court • DIL: Diligence Claim: claim on surface water filed prior to 1903 • FIXD: Temp Applications (greater than 1 year) • TEMP: Temp Applications (1 year or less) • UGWC: Underground Water Claim: undgrd water in use prior to 1935 |
| STATUS | String | 40 |
Status:
• APP: Approved
• CERT: Certificated: official documentation serving as evidence of a perfected water right • DIS: Disallowed • EXP: Expired (temp water rights only) • FORF: Forfeited • INV: Invalid • LAP: Permanently Lapsed: failed to show proof w/in allotted time • LIT: Litigation: pending court action on a right • NPR: No Proof Required: applications filed from 1940's to 1961 for 0.015 cfs or less were not required to submit proof • NUSE: A NON-USE Application has been filed. • REJ: Rejected • RNUM: Renumbered • TERM: Terminated • UNAP: Unapproved • WD: Withdrawn • WUC(S): Water User's Claim (Signed) |
| PRIORITY | String | 8 | Priority Date (YYYYMMDD). |
| USES | String | 8 | D=Domestic | I=Irrigation | M=Municipal | S=Stock | P=Power | X=Mining |
| CFS | Decimal | 10,3 | Flow in Cubic Feet per Second. |
| ACFT | Decimal | 12,3 | Volume in Acre-Feet. |
| LOCATION | String | 30 | Legal description (Offsets from Section Corner, Township, Range, Section). |
| WIN | Decimal | 5,0 | Well Identification Number. |
| OWNER | String | 100 | First Owner listed on the Water Right. |
| SOURCE | String | 50 | Source of Supply. |
| WRLINK | String | 15 | Water Right Link Identifier. |
| VAL | String | 1 | Validation Flag (T or V based on Summary Status). |
| WEBLINK | String | 150 | Direct URL to the Water Right search page. |
| NODEID | Decimal | 10,0 | System Node ID. |