Topographic Map
Symbols
What is a Topographic Map?
A map is a representation of the Earth,
or part of it. The distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the
shape of the Earth’s surface is shown
by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal
elevation on the surface of the land
above or below a reference surface,
such as mean sea level. Contours
make it possible to measure the
height of mountains, depths of
the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes.
A topographic map shows
more than contours. The
map includes symbols
that represent such features as streets, buildings,
streams, and vegetation.
These symbols are constantly refined to better
relate to the features they
represent, improve the
appearance or readability of
the map, or reduce production
cost.
Consequently, within the same
series, maps may have slightly different symbols for the same feature.
Examples of symbols that have
changed include built-up areas, roads,
intermittent drainage, and some lettering styles. On one type of large-scale
topographic map, called provisional,
some symbols and lettering are handdrawn.
Reading Topographic Maps
Interpreting the colored lines, areas, and other symbols is the first
step in using topographic maps. Features are shown as points, lines,
or areas, depending on their size and extent. For example, individual
houses may be shown as small black squares. For larger buildings,
the actual shapes are mapped. In densely built-up areas, most individual buildings are omitted and an area tint is shown. On some
maps, post offices, churches, city halls, and other landmark buildings
are shown within the tinted area.
The first features usually noticed on a topographic map are the
area features, such as vegetation (green), water (blue), and densely
built-up areas (gray or red).
Many features are shown by lines that may be straight, curved,
solid, dashed, dotted, or in any combination. The colors of the lines
usually indicate similar classes of information: topographic contours
(brown); lakes, streams, irrigation ditches, and other hydrographic
features (blue); land grids and important roads (red); and other roads
and trails, railroads, boundaries, and other cultural features (black).
At one time, purple was used as a revision color to show all feature
changes. Currently, purple is not used in our revision program, but
purple features are still present on many existing maps.
Various point symbols are used to depict features such as buildings,
campgrounds, springs, water tanks, mines, survey control points,
and wells. Names of places and features are shown in a color corresponding to the type of feature. Many features are identified by
labels, such as “Substation” or “Golf Course.”
Topographic contours are shown in brown by lines of different
widths. Each contour is a line of equal elevation; therefore, contours
never cross. They show the general shape of the terrain. To help
the user determine elevations, index contours are wider. Elevation
values are printed in several places along these lines. The narrower
intermediate and supplementary contours found between the index
contours help to show more details of the land surface shape. Contours that are very close together represent steep slopes. Widely
spaced contours or an absence of contours means that the ground
slope is relatively level. The elevation difference between adjacent
contour lines, called the contour interval, is selected to best show
the general shape of the terrain. A map of a relatively flat area may
have a contour interval of 10 feet or less. Maps in mountainous
areas may have contour intervals of 100 feet or more. The contour
interval is printed in the margin of each U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) map.
Bathymetric contours are shown in blue or black, depending on
their location. They show the shape and slope of the ocean bottom
surface. The bathymetric contour interval may vary on each map and
is explained in the map margin.
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
COASTAL FEATURES
BATHYMETRIC FEATURES
Area exposed at mean low tide; sounding
datum line***
Foreshore flat
Channel***
Coral or rock reef
Sunken rock***
Rock, bare or awash; dangerous
to navigation
BOUNDARIES
National
Group of rocks, bare or awash
State or territorial
Exposed wreck
County or equivalent
Depth curve; sounding
Civil township or equivalent
Incorporated city or equivalent
Breakwater, pier, jetty, or wharf
Federally administered park,
reservation, or monument (external)
Seawall
Federally administered park,
reservation, or monument (internal)
Oil or gas well; platform
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CONTOURS
State forest, park, reservation, or
monument and large county park
Topographic
Index
Forest Service administrative area*
6000
Approximate or indefinite
Forest Service ranger district*
Intermediate
National Forest System land status,
Forest Service lands*
National Forest System land status,
non-Forest Service lands*
Approximate or indefinite
Supplementary
Small park (county or city)
Depression
BUILDINGS AND RELATED FEATURES
Building
Cut
School; house of worship
Fill
Athletic field
Continental divide
Built-up area
Bathymetric
Forest headquarters*
Index***
Ranger district office*
Intermediate***
Guard station or work center*
Index primary***
Racetrack or raceway
Primary***
Airport, paved landing strip,
runway, taxiway, or apron
Supplementary***
CONTROL DATA AND MONUMENTS
Principal point**
U.S. mineral or location monument
Unpaved landing strip
Well (other than water), windmill or wind generator
Mile
69
River mileage marker
Tanks
Boundary monument
Covered reservoir
Third-order or better elevation,
with tablet
Third-order or better elevation,
recoverable mark, no tablet
With number and elevation
Gaging station
Located or landmark object (feature as labeled)
Boat ramp or boat access*
BM
9134
5628
67
4567
Horizontal control
Roadside park or rest area
Third-order or better, permanent mark
Picnic area
With third-order or better elevation
Campground
With checked spot elevation
Winter recreation area*
Coincident with found section corner
Cemetery
USMM 438
Cem
Unmonumented**
Neace
BM
52
1012
Cactus
PROJECTION AND GRIDS
CONTROL DATA AND MONUMENTS – continued
Vertical control
Third-order or better elevation, with tablet
BM
5280
Third-order or better elevation,
recoverable mark, no tablet
Bench mark coincident with found
section corner
528
5280
7523
GLACIERS AND PERMANENT SNOWFIELDS
Contours and limits
Formlines
Glacial advance
LAND SURVEYS
Datum shift tick
State plane coordinate systems
Primary zone tick
640 000 FEET
Secondary zone tick
247 500 METERS
Tertiary zone tick
260 000 FEET
Quaternary zone tick
98 500 METERS
Quintary zone tick
320 000 FEET
UTM grid (full grid)
Public land survey system
UTM grid ticks*
RAILROADS AND RELATED FEATURES
R1E T2N R3W T4S
Standard guage railroad, single track
Standard guage railroad, multiple track
Narrow guage railroad, single track
Narrow guage railroad, multiple track
Railroad siding
Railroad in highway
Railroad in road
Railroad in light duty road*
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1 - 36
Found section corner
Railroad underpass; overpass
Railroad bridge; drawbridge
Found closing corner
Witness corner
Railroad tunnel
WC
Railroad yard
Meander corner
Weak corner*
Other land surveys
Range or Township line
Section line
Land grant, mining claim, donation land
claim, or tract
Land grant, homestead, mineral, or
other special survey monument
Fence or field lines
MARINE SHORELINES
Shoreline
Apparent (edge of vegetation)***
Indefinite or unsurveyed
MINES AND CAVES
Quarry or open pit mine
MC
Railroad turntable; roundhouse
RIVERS, LAKES, AND CANALS
Perennial stream
Perennial river
Intermittent stream
Intermittent river
Disappearing stream
Falls, small
Falls, large
Rapids, small
Rapids, large
Gravel, sand, clay, or borrow pit
Mine tunnel or cave entrance
Masonry dam
Mine shaft
Prospect
Tailings
Dam with lock
Mine dump
Former disposal site or mine
55’
Graticule tick
Universal transverse metcator grid
Glacial retreat
Range or Township line
Location approximate
Location doubtful
Protracted
Protracted (AK 1:63,360-scale)
Range or Township labels
Section line
Location approximate
Location doubtful
Protracted
Protracted (AK 1:63,360-scale)
Section numbers
39˚15’
90˚37’30”
Graticule intersection
BM
Spot elevation
Neatline
Dam carrying road
273
269
RIVERS, LAKES, AND CANALS – continued
SUBMERGED AREAS AND BOGS
Perennial lake/pond
Marsh or swamp
Intermittent lake/pond
Submerged marsh or swamp
Dry lake/pond
Wooded marsh or swamp
Narrow wash
Submerged wooded marsh or swamp
Wide wash
Canal, flume, or aqueduct with lock
Elevated aqueduct, flume, or conduit
Land subject to inundation
Aqueduct tunnel
Water well, geyser, fumarole, or mud pot
Spring or seep
SURFACE FEATURES
ROADS AND RELATED FEATURES
Please note: Roads on Provisional-edition maps are not classified
as primary, secondary, or light duty. These roads are all classified as
improved roads and are symbolized the same as light duty roads.
Primary highway
Secondary highway
Light duty road
Light duty road, paved*
Light duty road, gravel*
Light duty road, dirt*
Light duty road, unspecified*
Unimproved road
Unimproved road*
4WD road
4WD road*
Trail
Highway or road with median strip
Levee
Sand or mud
Disturbed surface
Gravel beach or glacial moraine
Tailings pond
TRANSMISSION LINES AND PIPELINES
Power transmission line;
pole; tower
Telephone line
Aboveground pipeline
Underground pipeline
Highway or road under construction
VEGETATION
Highway or road underpass; overpass
Woodland
Highway or road bridge; drawbridge
Shrubland
Highway or road tunnel
Road block, berm, or barrier*
Gate on road*
Orchard
Trailhead*
Vineyard
T
H
* USGS-USDA Forest Service Single-Edition
Quadrangle maps only.
In August 1993, the U.S. Geological Survey and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service signed
an Interagency Agreement to begin a single-edition
joint mapping program. This agreement established the
coordination for producing and maintaining single-edition
primary series topographic maps for quadrangles containing
National Forest System lands. The joint mapping program
eliminates duplication of effort by the agencies and results
in a more frequent revision cycle for quadrangles containing
National Forests. Maps are revised on the basis of jointly
developed standards and contain normal features mapped
by the USGS, as well as additional features required for efficient management of National Forest System lands. Singleedition maps look slightly different but meet the content,
accuracy, and quality criteria of other USGS products.
Printed on recycled paper
Mangrove
** Provisional-Edition maps only.
Provisional-edition maps were established to expedite
completion of the remaining large-scale topographic
quadrangles of the conterminous United States. They
contain essentially the same level of information as the
standard series maps. This series can be easily recognized
by the title “Provisional Edition” in the lower right-hand
corner.
*** Topographic Bathymetric maps only.
Topographic Map Information
For more information about topographic maps
produced by the USGS, please call:
1-888-ASK-USGS or visit us at http://ask.usgs.gov/
National Mapping Program Technical Instructions
Part 6
Publication Symbols
Standards for
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U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Standards for 1:24,000- and 1:25,000-Scale Quadrangle Maps
Part 6: Publication Symbols
CONTENTS
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Roads-Highways…………………………………………………………………………
Railroads……………………………………………………………………………..…...
U. S. Standard Gauge……………………………………………………..….
Narrow Gauge……………………………………………………………..…...
Miscellaneous……………………………………………………………..……
Bridges-Viaducts-Tunnels-Crossings……………………………………………..…..
Dams-Piers-Breakwaters-Etc……………………………………………………..……
Buildings…………………………………………………………………………….…….
Miscellaneous Structures……………………………………………….…….
Mine Symbols……………………………………………………………………….……
Other Culture Symbols………………………………………………………….….…..
Boundaries………………………………………………………………………..……...
Miscellaneous Boundary Data……………………………………….….……
Control Data-Monuments………………………………………………………….…..
Foreshore-Offshore Features……………………………………………………..…...
Miscellaneous………………………………………………………………………..…..
Brown Plate………………………………………………………………………………………….……...
Contours…………………………………………………………………………..……...
Miscellaneous……………………………………………………………………..……..
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Streams…………………………………………………………………………….……..
Lakes-Ponds……………………………………………………………………….…..…
Canals-Aqueducts……………………………………………………………….……...
Miscellaneous……………………………………………………………………..……..
Red Plate………………………………………………………………………………………………..…...
United States Land Surveys……………………………………………………..…....
Other Land Surveys………………………………………………………………..…...
Road Data…………………………………………………………………………..…....
Miscellaneous……………………………………………………………………..…..…
Green Plate……………………………………………………………………………………………..…...
Blue Tint Plate…………………………………………………………………………………………...….
Standard Patterns and Fills…………………………………………………………………………....….
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Change Notice 7/01
An electronic complete revision of the Part 6 symbol book supersedes the hand-annotated printed
version and is posted to the USGS NMP Standards web site. In addition to incorporating the previous
pen-and-ink changes, the complete revision eliminates outdated symbols for airport outlines, rice
fields, swamp clearing outlines, and black fence lines in land office States and Texas. It also includes
changes that reflect the designations of patterns and fills currently in use.
Change Notice 3/94
A change is made to indicate the addition of enhancement tint to Federally administered reservation
boundaries.
Change Notice 1/94
Changes are made to be consistent with the decision made during the October 19-21, 1992,
Technical Exchange Meeting for the Hydrography and Transportation themes of the Standards for
1:24,000-Scale Digital Line Graph and Quadrangle Maps to include operational status only for the
features AIRCRAFT FACILITY, RUNWAY, and ROAD (class 1 and 2 only).
Change Notice 10/93
Changes are made to be consistent with STI 93-4-C, which provided new size criteria and
symbolization for buildings shown on 1:24,000- and 1:25,000-scale quadrangles.
Change Notice 8/93
The practice of pointing cave and mine shafts in the direction of the tunnel is changed to orient the
shaft perpendicular to the contours.
Change Notice 4/93
A change is made to indicate how to show former tidal gaging station sites in Florida.
Change Notice 8/91
Changes are made to be consistent with STI 90-2-C, which redefined the revision categories and
processes for the National Mapping Program products.
Change Notice 7/91
The requirement to classify buildings is discontinued and the symbols for large buildings and tanks are
changed from being patterned to solid black.
Change Notice 11/84
These specifications were originally issued in 1958 as “Symbols for Standard Topographic Maps
Published at the Scale 1:63,360 and Larger to be Scribed at 1:24,000-1:48,000”. The information
subsequently was incorporated into the Topographic Instructions as Chapter 4A1. It was reissued in
December 1981 with minor modifications to bring the symbols into conformance with current
practices and with instructions to use the symbol specifications for all 1:24,000-scale standard
edition maps prepared in conventional units. The 11/84 Change Notice specifies that the Part 6
symbol specifications are to be used only for photorevision or limited update maps when it is
necessary to match the symbols on existing 1:24,000- and 1:25,000-scale quadrangle maps.
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PUBLICATION SYMBOLS
Use these symbol specifications during revision mapping when it is necessary to match the
Part 6 symbolization on existing quadrangle maps. See the Standards for Revised Primary
Series Quadrangle Maps for more information on when to use Part 6 symbology.
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ROADS-HIGHWAYS
100 Class 1—Primary highway, hard
surface, four or more lanes.......
Overall width to scale with minimum .02”. Line weight
.003”. See symbol 512 for red fill.
101 Class 1—Primary highway, hard
surface, two or three lanes…….
Overall width to scale with minimum .02”. Line weight
.003”. See symbol 513 for red fill. Label if 3 lanes.
102 Class 2—Secondary highway,
hard surface, four or more lanes.
Overall width to scale with minimum .02”. Line weight
.003”. See symbol 514 for red fill.
103 Class 2—Secondary highway,
hard surface, two or three lanes.
114 Traffic circle............................
Road width of circle that of widest road entering circle.
Show to scale if size exceeds symbol. Minimum space
in circle .04”.
115 Cloverleaf………………………….
Minimum overall width .10”. Show to scale if size
exceeds symbol.
116 Dead end road…………………….
Use only when there may be a question as to whether
road ends.
RAILROADS
U. S. Standard Gauge
117 Single track………………………..
Line weight .005”. Tie weight .003”, length .04”,
spaced .20” center to center.
Overall width to scale with minimum .02”. Line weight
.003”. See symbol 515 for red fill. Label if 3 lanes.
120 Multiple main line track………….
105 Class 3—Lt. duty, hard or impr…
Overall width .017”. Line weight .003”. Tie length
.052”, spaced .20” center to center. If more than two
tracks label, with double crosstie at point of change.
Double crosstie .017” overall width.
Overall width .02”. Line weight .003”.
106 Class 4—Unimproved dirt..........
Overall width .02”. Line weight .003”. Dash .05”.
Space .02”.
107 Class 5—Trails: important foot,
bridle, pack, marked, and named
Line weight .005”. Dash .05”. Space .02”. Label when
necessary to clarify. When used primarily for fourwheel-drive vehicles, label, “4WD”. Use symbol 517 to
mark changes in type of trail.
108 Streets in urban areas...............
Overall width to scale with minimum .02”. Line weight
.003”.
109 Dual highway, overall width 100’
or less...........................……….
Overall width to scale with minimum .037”. Line
weight .003”.
110 Dual highway, overall width over
100’..............................………
Treat each side as individual road. Width of dividing
strip (space) to scale.
104 Toll road—Tollgate...................
Tick line weight .007”. Tick to project .02” beyond
road casing. Label.
111 Private road.............................
123 Juxtaposition………………………
Alternate ties, spaced .20” center to center. Minimum
space between tracks .011”. Line weight for single
tracks .005”, multiple tracks .003”.
124 Railroad in street………………….
Ties spaced .20” center to center. Label if narrow
gauge. Tie weight .003”.
125 Yards………………………………..
Line weight .003”. Space between tracks .011”. Ties
spaced .20” center to center, maximum length to
touch 6 tracks.
126 Sidings…………………………….
Line weight .003”. Scribe to scale with minimum
space between tracks .011”. Ties spaced .20” center
to center, length .04” for single track.
Narrow Gauge
127 Single track…………………………
Line weight .005”. Tie weight .003”, length .02”,
spaced .20” center to center.
129 Multiple track………………………
Line weight .005”. Tie weight .003”, length .02”,
spaced .20” center to center of double tie. Double tie
.02” overall width.
Show if 500’ or more in length. Classify according to
construction. Label only when necessary to clarify as to
availability for public use.
112 Under construction-Classification
known (Class 1 and 2 only)
Overall width to scale with minimum .02”. Line weight
.003”. Dash .10”. Space .02”. Red fill consistent with
road classification. Label UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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Miscellaneous
147 Ford: road…………………………
Line weight .003”. Dash .04”. Space .02”. Overall
width same as road width. Label.
131 Carline……………………………..
Line weight .005”. Tie weight .003”, length .04”,
spaced .10” center to center. Not shown in urban
areas or in streets or roads.
133 Dismantled railroad or carline….
Line weight .005”. Dash .05”. Space .02”. Show if
landmark feature or used as trail. Label OLD RAILROAD
GRADE.
134 Turntable…………………………..
Line weight .003”. Show to scale. Minimum circle .06”
overall. Cross line at 45º angle.
135 Roundhouse and turntable………
Line weight .003”. Show to scale. Minimum circle .06”
overall. See symbol 165 for building.
136 Station………………………………
.02” x .04”. Use symbol when no siding, building, or
other identifying feature.
BRIDGES-VIADUCTSTUNNELS-CROSSINGS
SHOW BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS 240 FEET OR
MORE IN LENGTH ALSO LANDMARK BRIDGES
AND FOOT BRIDGES REGARDLESS OF LENGTH
137 Bridge: road……………………….
Tick weight .003”. Wing-tick length .023”. Angle 45”.
138 Drawbridge: road…………………
148 Ford: trail………………………….
Line weight .005”. Dash .04”. Space .02”. Label.
149 Ford: road or trail………………..
Label placement for narrow stream.
150 Ferry………………………………..
Line weight .003”. Dash .04”. Space .02”. Label.
151 Ferry………………………………...
Label placement for narrow water area.
DAMS-PIERS-BREAKWATERS
ETC.
152 Small masonry dam………………
Line weight .012”. Line weight .007” for dam less than
.20” in length. See symbol 313 for large earth dam.
153 Large masonry dam………………
Line weight .012”. If width of dam exceeds .02” show
dam outline to scale and fill with radiating lines. Dam
line weight .007”, other lines .003”. Drop contours at
black dam line.
154 Dam with lock……………………..
Weight of dam line .012”, lock .003”. Lock .075” x
.033”. Angles 45º. Point upstream. Show to scale if
larger than symbol.
Line weight .003”. Circle .045” overall.
139 Tunnel: road………………………
Line weight .003”. Dash .04”. Space .02”.
Wing-tick length .023”. Angle 45º.
140 Footbridge………………………….
Line weight .005”. Wing-tick weight .003”, length
.023”. Angle 45º.
141 Bridge: single track railroad…….
Tick weight .003”. Cross-tick length .035”. Wing-tick
length .023”. Angle 45º. No crossties on bridges less
than .40” in length and none closer than .20” to bridge
ticks.
142 Bridge: multiple track railroad….
Same as single track except cross-tick length .05”.
143 Drawbridge: railroad…………….
Line weight .003”. Circle .045” overall.
144 Tunnel: railroad…………………..
Line weight .003”. Overall width .017”. Dash .04”.
Space .02”. Cross-tick length .017”. Wing-tick length
.023”. Angle 45º.
145 Underpass, overpass……………..
155 Dam carrying road…………………
Increase weight of road casing by .004”. Break tint.
156 Breakwater, jetty, pier, wharf…..
Not exceeding .02” in width. Line weight .007”. Tint
and shoreline not broken.
157 Breakwater, pier, wharf,
causeway…………………………..
Exceeding .02” in width. Show to scale. Line weight
.003”. If it carries road use proper road symbol. Break
tint and shoreline.
158 Covered pier or wharf……………
Break tint and shoreline.
159 Seawall……………………………..
Line weight .007”. Break shoreline. Label.
160 Canal lock or sluice gate…………
Line weight .007”. Tick length .023”. Angles 45º.
Point upstream. Label.
161 Canal lock gate, double line
stream……………………………….
Line weight .007”. Tick to project .02” beyond canal.
Angles 45º. Label.
146 Bridge over stream, road,
railroad………………………………
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162 Drydock……………………………..
181 Ruins………………………………..
BUILDINGS
182 Cliff dwelling……………………….
Line weight .003”. Tick weight .007”, length .023”.
Angles 45º. Break shoreline, fill with blue tint. Label.
163 Small buildings…………………….
Show solid 02” x .02”. Use for buildings less than .05”
in longest axis.
164 Small buildings in congested areas…
Minimum .017” x .017”.
165 Large buildings…………………….
Show solid to scale. Use for buildings greater than .05”
in longest axis.
166 School……………………………….
.025” x .025”. Flagpole length .04”, weight .003”.
Flag .02” x .03”.
167 School in congested areas……….
.02” x .02”. Flagpole length .033”, weight .003”. Flag
.017” x .025”.
168 Church……………………………….
.025” x .025”. Cross length .04”. Cross bar .025”,
.017” from top. Line weight .003”.
169 Church in congested areas………
.02” x .02”. Cross length .033”. Cross bar .02”, .017”
from top. Line weight .003”.
Line weight .003”. Dash .04”. Space .02”. Decrease
length of dash and space if less than .10” x .10”. Use
solid outline if less than .05” x .05”. Label.
Line weight .003”. Rectangle .017” x .03”. Base .05”.
Label.
MINE SYMBOLS
SEE SYMBOLS 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 333 FOR
OTHER MINING FEATURES
183 Open pit mine or quarry………….
255 Gravel, sand, clay, or borrow pit……
Line weight .003”. Length overall .08”. Arcs .04”.
Triangles .025” x .025” x .03”. Label. If opening is
larger than symbol and not adequately shown by
contours add hachure outline on brown, symbol 333.
184 Mine tunnel entrance or cave…..
Line weight .003”. Arm length .033”, shaft .067”.
Angle 90º. Place intersection of arms at portal with
shaft pointing up slope. Orient shaft perpendicular to
the contours. Label.
185 Prospect…………………………….
Line weight .003”. Length .067”. Angles 60º and
120º.
186 Mine shaft…………………………..
Line weight .003”. Square .04” x .04”.
170 Large school or church……………
To scale if larger than .05” in longest axis.
171 School, college, etc.………………
When more than one building, show flag on
administration building if known, if not known show on
most prominent building.
173 School or church placement…….
Flag or cross to clear other culture.
OTHER CULTURE SYMBOLS
187 Power transmission line………….
Line weight .003”. Dash .033”. Space .017”. Dot
.017”. Place dots at angle points.
188 Landmark lines: ski lift, incline
railway, tramway, etc……………
Line weight .005”. Dash .10”. Space .02”. Label.
174 Building placement………………..
Center of symbol represents center of feature. If
adjacent to exaggerated road symbol hold displacement
to minimum.
Miscellaneous Structures
177 Snowshed…………………………..
Width same as crosstie.
178 Sewage disposal or filtration plant….
Line weight .003”. See symbol 700 for blue hatching.
Label.
179 Masonry swimming pool,
reservoir, or fish hatchery………..
Line weight .003”. Blue tint fill for water, omit tint for
other liquids. See symbol 251 for oil reservoir. Label.
180 Covered reservoir………………….
189 Telephone line……………….…….
Line weight .005”. Dash .10”. Space .02”. Label.
190 Gas or oil pipeline underground…
Line weight .005”. Dash .10”. Space .02”. Label.
191 Gas or oil pipeline aboveground…
Line weight .005”. Label ABOVEGROUND PIPELINE.
192 Wall………………………………….
Line weight .007”. Wall not exceeding .017”. Label.
193 Prominent wall……………………..
Show to scale. Show outline if width exceeds .017”.
Line weight .003”. Label.
194 Wells (excluding water)…………..
Line weight .003”. Circle .033” overall. Label.
Hatch SW-NE with .002” lines spaced .02” center to
center. Blue tint fill for water, omit tint for other liquids.
Outline weight .003”. Label.
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Use normal symbolization. Label.
212 Approximate boundary………
Use normal symbolization at ½
Indefinite boundary……………..
196 Tanks: oil, gas, water, etc………
Circle .03” minimum. Label water tanks only. Show
solid to scale.
specified line weight.
213 Small cemetery………………………
198 Located or landmark object……...
Omit cross if cemetery is .10” square or less. Add label if
unnamed. Show cross and omit outline if one or two
graves. Line weight .003”. Upright length .06”. Cross bar
.04”, .02” from top.
Line weight .003”. Circle .04” overall. Dot .006”.
Label.
199 Windmill…………………………….
Line weight .003”. Triangle .05” in height, angles 30º,
75º, 75º. Arms .045”, angles 70º and 110º. Center
cross on feature. Label generator only.
214 Cemetery……………………………..
If larger than .10” square add cross and omit label. If
named show name and cross. Cross bar length 2/3 of
upright, placed 1/3 upright length from top.
200 Gaging station……………………..
Line weight .003”. Circle .05” overall. Divide in 4 equal
sections. Label. Add (site) and station number for
former tidal gaging stations in Florida.
215 Cemetery…………………………….
Space permitting omit cross and place name or label
inside boundary.
201 Pumping station……………………
CONTROL DATA-MONUMENTS
Show to scale. Minimum size .02” x .02”. Use symbol
163 where applicable. Label.
216 Horizontal control station, third
order or better, permanent mark…
BOUNDARIES-In order of precedence.
Line weight .003”. Sides of triangle .07”. Dot .006”.
202 National……………………………..
217 Horizontal control station,
elevation third order or better…….
Line weight .016”. Dash .25” and .07”. space .033”.
203 State or territory…………………..
Line weight .012”. Dash .25” and .07”. Space .033”.
218 Horizontal control station, vertical
angle elevation………………………
204 County, parish, municipio,
judicial division…………………….
219 Horizontal control station,
checked spot elevation…………….
Line weight .01”. Dash .25” and .07”. Space .033”.
205 Civil township, town, district,
precinct, barrio…………………….
220 Vertical control station marked
with tablet, elev. third order or
better………………………………….
Line weight .007”. Dash .17”. Space .033”.
206 Incorporated city, village, town,
borough, or hamlet………………..
Line weight .003”. Length .08”. Angle 90º.
Line weight .007”. Dash .08” and .04”. Space .02”.
221 Vertical station, recoverable mark-no
tablet, elev. third order or better……..
207 National or state reservation,
park, or monument; very large
city, county, or private park…….
222 Boundary monument with tablet,
with or without geodetic position,
elev. third order or better. Grant
monument on red (symbol 501)….
Line weight .007”. Dash .25”. Space .10”. Dot .01”.
See symbol 527 for Federal lands boundary
enhancement.
Line weight .003”. Sides .04”. Dot .006”.
209 Small park, cemetery, etc……………
Line weight .003”. Dash .04”. Space .02”.
208 Land Grant………………………………
On red plate
210 Township, range, and section…..
On red plate
See symbol 500.
223 Boundary monument without
tablet, with or without geodetic
position, elev. third order or
better. Grant monument on red
(symbol 501)………………………..
See symbols 502 to 511.
Miscellaneous Boundary Data
224 Spot elevation……………………….
Line weight .002”. Length .06”. Angles 90º.
211 Boundary in road…………………..
Boundary line weight .002”.
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225 Boundary monument with
number and elevation…………….
226 Reference monument………………….
Line weight .003”. Sides .04”. Dot .006”.
227 U.S. mineral or location monument…
Base .06”. Height at center .04”.
229 Horizontal control station
coincident with section corner….
Show triangle. Omit corner. Space .033”.
241 Masts exposed on sunken wreck.
Line weight .003”. Length .08”. Cross ticks .033” and
.05”. Space .017”. Dots .008”. Space .017”. Label.
USGS 24.
242 Sunken wreck………………………
Line weight .003”. Length .08”. Cross ticks .033” and
.05”. Space .017”. USGS 24.
243 Shoal…………………………………
Where depth curves do not show extent of shoal area
use outline. Dots .008”. Space .017”. Label.
244 Danger curve……………………….
Line weight .002”. Dash .015”. Space .01”. Label.
230 Bench mark coincident with
found section corner………………
Show section corner on red plate.
245 Area limits……………………………….
Line weight .003”. Dash .10”. Space .02”. Label.
231 Other control points. Object may
or may not have geodetic
position……………………………..
246 Sunken rock………………………..
FORESHORE-OFFSHORE
FEATURES
MISCELLANEOUS
Use symbol 198 and label.
Line weight .003”. Length .05”. Angle 90º. USGS 24.
(Soundings and depth curves shown on
blue plate)
250 Oil sump or sludge pit…………….
232 Foreshore flat………………………
USGS 17. Label sand, gravel, mud, etc. If unknown
label Tidal Flat.
233 Rock or coral reef…………………
Limits as shown. Fill USGS 17. Label.
234 Small rock or coral reef…………..
USGS 17. Label.
235 Pile, dolphin, stump, or snag…….
Line weight .003”. Circle .033” overall. Label. Use
outline and label when too congested. Dots .008”.
Space .017”.
236 Rock bare or awash dangerous to
navigation…………………………..
Length .05”. Angles 60º. Dots .008”. Space .017”.
Line weight .003” for outline if constructed of materials
other than earth. If earth use dots .008”. Space .017”.
Fill USGS 17. Label.
251 Open oil reservoir………………….
Outline weight .003”. Fill dots .006”, spaced .014”
center to center. USGS 5. Label.
252 Drive-in theater…………………….
Outline area with symbol 209. Show structures. Label
Drive-in Theater. Screen line weight .007”.
253 Coke ovens…………………………
Overall width .02”. Casing line weight .003”. Fill dash
.03”, space .02”. Label.
254 Boardwalk…………………………..
Overall width to scale with minimum .02”. Line weight
.033”. Label.
SYMBOL 255 FOLLOWS 183
237 Rock bare or awash……………….
Line weight .003”. Length .05”. Angles 60º.
238 Group of rocks bare or awash……….
256 Picnic area………………………….
Line weight .005”. Top length .05”. Leg length .025”.
Leg angle 60º from top. Label.
Same as 237 with outline dots .008”, spaced .017”.
239 Exposed wreck…………………….
Line weight .003”. Base .12” overall. Circle .025”.
Angle lines .10” and .037”. Cross .05” x .03”.
USGS 24.
257 Campground………………………..
Line weight .005”. Base .04”. Overall height .08”.
Label.
258 Corral………………………………..
Line weight .003”. Dash .04”. Space .02”. Label.
240 Exposed wreckage or foul ground…..
Outline dots .008”. Space .017”. Label.
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CONTOURS
300 Index contour………………………
Line weight .007”.
301 Intermediate contour……………..
Line weight .003”.
315 Levee with road--levee with
railroad………………………………
Hachures .012” in length, spaced .017” center to
center. Line weight .002”. Hachures may touch road
and ties. USGS 32.
316 Sand area, mud…………………….
USGS 17. Use in areas covering ¼ square mile at
24 000. Label if mud.
302 Supplementary contour…………..
Line weight .005”. 30% biangle screen.
303 Approximate index contour………
Line weight .007”. Dash .07”. Space .02”.
304 Approximate intermediate
contour……………………………..
Line weight .002”. Dash .07”. Space .02”.
305 Feathering-out treatment…………
Drop only intermediate contours. Feather ends. Space
remaining contours evenly. Space between contours
not less than .005”.
306 Carrying contour…………………..
Line weight .007”, .002”. At cliffs, embankments, and
like features where contours merge into one, line
weight to agree with contours superimposed.
307 Depression contour……………….
Tick weight .002”. Length .02”. Space .12”. Spacing
to be decreased for small depression.
308 Adjacent depression contours…..
Tick weight .002”. Length .02”. Space .04” on lowest
contour. Increase space to .08”, .12” on succeeding
contours. .12” space on all others.
309 Supplementary depression contours..
See symbols 307 and 308 for tick specifications and
302 for line specifications.
317 Wash………………………………..
Exceeding 50’ at 24 000. USGS 17.
320 Glacial moraine…………………….
USGS 22.
321 Dry lake or pond…………………..
USGS 17 for fill. See symbol 414 for blue outline.
322 Sand, etc. in open water area…..
USGS 17. Label sand, gravel, mud, etc. Use in areas
other than tidal waters. See symbol 232 for foreshore
flat.
323 Tailings pond……………………….
USGS 19B. Dashes to run E-W. Use outline when no
limiting contour. Dash .07”. Space .02”. Line weight
.003”. Label.
324 Tailings………………………………
Maintain pattern as compiled. Label.
325 Areal strip mine……………………
USGS 21B. Label.
326 Linear strip mine…………………..
USGS 21B. Label.
327 Mine dump………………………….
Line weight .002”.
310 Cut……………………………………
Plot contours in correct position. Space from road,
railroad (line), etc. .005”.
311 Fill: road or railroad……………….
Plot contours in correct position. Space from road,
railroad (line), etc. .005”. Tick weight .002”. Length
.02”. Space between ticks .05”.
312 Contouring at ditches and canals.
Contours at low gradient ditches are shown to each
side of ditch, turned upstream .08” and dropped. All
other canals and ditches are fully contoured within
limits of map scale.
313 Large earth dam or levee…………
Show with contours when exaggeration is not
necessary. Show masonry portion, if any, in black.
Drop contours at black.
MISCELLANEOUS
328 Intricate surface area……………..
USGS 21B on separate plate. Label.
329 Gravel beach……………………….
USGS 22.
330 Contouring at levees………………
Drop contours at levee. See symbol 314.
331 Shifting sand or dune area……….
USGS 17. Label.
332 Spoil bank…………………………..
USGS 35.
333 Large open pit mine or quarry—
gravel, sand, clay, or borrow pit..
Hachure line weight .002”. Label.
314 Levee………………………………..
Use when levee is too small to be shown with
contours. Hachures .02” in length, spaced .017”
center to center. Line weight .002”. USGS 32.
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BLUE PLATE
400 Shoreline……………………………
CANALS-AQUEDUCTS
401 Indefinite shoreline………………..
416 Canal, flume, aqueduct, or
perennial ditch……………………..
Line weight .005”.
Line weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”.
STREAMS
402 Perennial stream…………………..
Line weight .005”. Taper at source. Width not
exceeding 50’ at 24 000.
403 Perennial stream…………………..
Line weight .005”. Width exceeding 50’ at 24 000.
Add arrow when direction of flow is not apparent.
404 Braided stream…………………….
Line weight .005”. Maintain pattern as compiled.
405 Intermittent stream………………..
Line weight .005”. Dash .17”. Space between dashes
.12”. Dots .008”. Taper at source. Width not
exceeding 50’ at 24 000.
406 Intermittent stream………………..
Line weight .005”. Dash .17”. Space between dashes
.12”. Dots .008”. Width exceeding 50’ at 24 000.
407 Stream disappearing at a definite
point…………………………………
Line weight .005”. Length of Y .04”. Angle 90º.
408 Unsurveyed perennial stream……
Line weight .005”. Width not exceeding 50’ at
24 000. Label flumes and aqueducts.
417 Intermittent ditch………………….
Line weight .005”. Dash .17”. Space .12”. Dots .008”.
419 Canal, flume, aqueduct…………..
Line weight .005”. Width exceeding 50’ at 24 000.
Blue tint fill. Label flumes and aqueducts.
420 Intermittent canal………………….
Line weight .005”. Dash .17”. Space .12”. Dots .008”.
422 Navigable canal……………………
Symbol 416 or 419. Label NAVIGABLE CANAL when
necessary to clarify.
423 Underground flume, penstock,
aqueduct, or similar feature……..
Line weight .005”. Dash .05”. Space .02”. Label.
424 Aqueduct tunnel…………………..
Line weight .003”. Overall width .017”. Dash .04”.
Space .02”. Cross-tick length .017”. Wing-tick length
.023”. Angle 45º.
425 Elevated aqueduct, conduit, flume…
Tick weight .003”. Length .023”. Angle 45º. Label
ELEVATED when long.
Line weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”.
409 Wash………………………………..
Line weight .005”. Dash .17”. Space between dashes
.12”. Dots .008”. Taper at source. Width not
exceeding 50’ at 24 000. See symbol 317 for wash
exceeding these limits.
LAKES-PONDS
410 Perennial lake or pond…………….
Line weight .005”. Blue tint fill 13%, 120-line at 105º.
411 Perennial salt lake or pond……….
Line weight .005”. Blue tint fill. Label.
412 Intermittent lake or pond…………
Line weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”. See symbol
702 for blue fill.
413 Reservoir natural shoreline……….
Line weight .005”. Blue tint fill. Label Reservoir.
414 Dry lake or pond…………………..
Line weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”. See symbol
321 for brown fill.
415 Indefinite or unsurveyed shoreline….
Line weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”. Blue tint fill.
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426 Water well………………………….
Line weight .003”. Circle .033”. Label.
427 Spring………………………………..
Line weight .003”. Circle .033”. Tail length .08”.
Label.
428 Glacier or permanent snow field..
Outline weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”. Contour
line weights .007” and .002”.
429 Glacier approximate contours……
Outline weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”. Contour
line weights .007” and .002”. Length .12” to .20”.
Space .02”.
430 Glacier or permanent snow field..
Use form lines when data for contouring is weak or
unavailable. Line weight .002”. Length .04” to .20”.
See 428 for outline.
431 Marsh or swamp…………………..
USGS 2.
432 Wooded marsh or swamp………..
USGS 2 with green tint overprint. See symbol 604.
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433 Submerged marsh or swamp……
USGS 2 with blue tint overprint. See symbol 704.
Shoreline weight .005”.
452 Siphon……………………………….
Line weight .005”. Dash .05”. Space .02”. Label
Siphon. Omit dashes unless two or more can be
shown. Use wing ticks if necessary to clarify.
SYMBOL 434 FOLLOWS 454
435 Show stream in marsh or swamp
when channel exists………………
437 Mangrove……………………………
USGS 25 with green tint overprint. See symbol 605.
438 Cranberry bog………………………
Line weight .005”. Label.
439 Evaporator………………………….
453 Glacial crevasses…………………..
Line weight .002” to .007”. Line to show extent and
alignment of crevasse. Label.
454 Soundings…………………………..
434 Approximate mean low water
line………………………………….
Line weight .002”. Dash .015”. Space .01”. In flat
coastal areas where mean high water line cannot be
located, use symbol 401 for approximate limit of
flooding, symbol 434 for approximate mean low water
line, with symbol 707 fill. Break tint at low water line.
Line weight .005”. Show major separations. Label.
440 Large falls…………………………..
Line weight .003”. Length .033”. Space .017”.
441 Small falls…………………………..
Tick weight .007”. Length .05”. Label.
442 Large rapids…………………………
Line weight .003”. Length .02” to .04”. Space .017”
to .033”.
443 Small rapids…………………………
Line weight .005”. Length .05”. Space .03”. Label.
444 Channel in water area…………….
Line weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”.
445 Permanent channel in wash……..
Show perennial or intermittent as appropriate. See
symbol 317 for wash.
447 Depth curve………………………..
Line weight .003”.
448 Land subject to inundation………
Show outline if it is mapped or can be determined. Line
weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”. See symbol 707
for fill.
449 Water surface elevations……………..
Show in black if soundings on same map.
450 Salt flat……………………………
Line weight .005”. Dash .07”. Space .02”. Label.
451 Water area………………………….
Use in open-water areas when no blue tint plate. Dots
.006”, spaced .014” center to center. Blue tint fill
13%, 120-line at 105º.
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UNITED STATES LAND SURVEYS
500 Land grant or mining claim………
Line weight .005”. Dash .25”. Dot .008”. Space
between dashes .10”. Show complete when coincident
with single line stream. Show in road only if needed to
clarify. If road carries red fill, label and omit boundary.
501 Land grant monument with or
without geodetic position………..
Line weight .003”. Sides .04”. Dot .006”. When on
boundary line orient with line.
502 Township or range line…………..
Line weight .01”.
503 Township or range line: location
doubtful……………………………..
Line weight .01”. Dash .10”. space .02”.
504 Section line…………………………
Line weight .005”.
505 Section line: location doubtful….
Line weight .005”. Dash .10. Space .02”.
515 Class 2 road………………………..
Line weight to fit road casing. Dash .12”. Space .12”.
517 Change in number of lanes………
Line weight .005”. Length .07”. Tick at right angle to
road. Label if more than 2 lanes.
518 Direction or destination arrow…..
USGS 11.
519 Route markers……………………..
USGS 9, 9A, 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
520 Urban area………………………….
Make separate plate. Fill 13%, 120-line at 105º.
522 Fence line…………………………..
Line weight .002”. Dash .10”. Space .02”.
527 Boundary enhanced……………..
Make separate plate. Enhancement width for exterior
boundaries of Federal lands .10”. Enhancement width
for interior Federal lands boundaries .05”. Center tint
on interior boundaries.
506 Section corner: found-indicated..
Line weight .01”-.005”. Length .06”. Space .033”.
USGS 1.
507 Closing corner: found-indicated..
Line weight .01”-.005”. Length .06”. Space .033”.
USGS 1.
523 Witness corner-meander corner…
Line weight .01”. Length .06”. Space .033”. USGS 1.
Label.
OTHER LAND SURVEYS
508 Township or range line…………..
Dots .012”, spaced .024” center to center. USGS 31.
509 Section line…………………………
Dots .006”, spaced .018” center to center. USGS 31.
510 Section corner……………………..
See symbol 506, indicated corner.
511 Closing corner……………………..
See symbol 507, indicated corner.
ROAD DATA
512 Class 1 road………………………..
Line weight to fit road casing.
513 Class 1 road………………………..
Line weight to fit road casing.
514 Class 2 road……………………….
Line weight to fit road casing. Dash .12”. Space .12”.
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600 Woods, brushwood……………….
603 Scrub……………………………….
601 Orchard……………………………..
604 Wooded marsh or swamp………..
Green tint 40%, 120-line at 75º.
USGS 26B.
602 Vineyard…………………………….
USGS 7B.
USGS 20B.
Green tint. See symbol 432 for marsh.
605 Mangrove……………………………
Green tint. See symbol 437 for mangrove.
Patterns and tints to be broken for clearings along
cross-country transmission and telephone lines,
pipelines, highways, and railroads whenever clearings
are approximately 100’ or more in width. Fire breaks,
width .02” or to scale.
BLUE TINT PLATE
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700 Sewage disposal or filtration plant….
USGS 8B. Hatching NW-SE. See symbol 178 for
outline.
701 Masonry swimming pool,
reservoir, or fish hatchery……….
Blue tint. See symbol 179 for outline.
704 Water area………………………….
Blue tint. See symbol 451 when no blue tint plate.
705 Submerged marsh or swamp……
Blue tint. See symbol 431 for marsh.
706 Covered reservoir (water)………..
Blue tint. See symbol 180 for outline and hatching.
702 Intermittent lake or pond, or area
to be submerged…………………..
Fill USGS 8B. See symbol 412 for outline.
703 Canal or stream……………………
707 Land subject to inundation………
USGS 19B. Dashes E-W. See symbol 448 for outline.
Use for areas normally dry but subject to occasional or
periodic flooding.
See symbol 419 for outline.
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STANDARD PATTERNS AND FILLS
USGS 1
USGS 14A
Culture symbols
USGS 14B
USGS 2
USGS 3
3A
3B
3D
Dotted land lines
USGS 32
Levees
USGS 34
State location diagrams for all States
Sand, dry lake
USGS 17A
USGS 34-1
Shifting sand
Contour numbers
USGS 34-2
6000 – 12690
USGS 19B
5 – 595
4D
4E
4F
1 – 2000
2000 – 4000
4001 - 6000
8001 – 10000
10001 – 12000
USGS 8B
USGS 20B
Fill for intermittent pond when no blue
tint plate
Nos. 1 to 830
(not consecutive)
Nos. 4 to 95
(not consecutive)
State highway markers
Nos. 1 to 1000
USGS 10
USGS 11
Scrub
USGS 35
State location diagrams for
Mapping Applications Center
State location diagrams for
Mid-Continent Mapping Center
State location diagrams for
Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
State location diagrams for
Western Mapping Center
Spoil bank
Vineyard
US and interstate highway markers
USGS 9A
USGS 34-3
USGS 34-4
6000 – 8000
USGS 21B
USGS 9
Land subject to inundation,
tailings pond
Spot elevations
USGS 7B
Misc. highway markers and Nos. 1
to 1000
USGS 22
Intricate surface area
Gravel beach, glacial moraine
USGS 24
Hazards to navigation
USGS 25
Mangrove
USGS 26B
Specifications for lettering are on
the style sheets contained in
appendixes 2-B (1:24 000- and
1:25 000-scale) and 2-D (Alaska)
of the “Standards for Revised
Primary Series Quadrangle Maps.”
Sample type styles are in
“Specimens of Type Faces for
Maps.”
Orchard
Highway direction arrows
USGS 13A-1B to 1P
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Declination diagram for Rocky
Mountain and Western Mapping Centers
USGS 31
100 – 5990
USGS 4
4A
4B
4C
USGS 17
Marsh
Declination diagram for Mapping
Applications and Mid-Continent
Mapping Centers
Road legends
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Part 6: Publication Symbols
INDEX
-AApproximate boundary………………………………………….
Approximate contour, index……………………………………
Intermediate……………………………………………..
Area limits…………………………………………………………
Area to be submerged…………………………………………..
Approximate mean low water line…………………………….
Aqueduct…………………………………………………………..
Elevated…………………………………………………..
Underground……………………………………………..
Page
Plate
Symbol
8
10
10
9
14
12
11
11
11
11
black
brown
brown
black
blue tint
blue
blue
blue
blue
blue
212
303
304
245
702
434
416
419
425
423
brown
black
black
black
brown
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
red
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
329
230
253
255
333
212
205
209
207
205
204
207
205
527
206
206
206
206
206
212
211
204
204
202
207
207
207
204
207
209
207
205
203
207
203
205
-BBeach, gravel………………………………………………………. 10
Bench mark coincident with found section corner…………..
9
Boardwalk…………………………………………………………..
9
Borrow pit…………………………………………………………..
7
Large………………………………………………………. 10
Boundary, approximate………………………….………………..
8
Barrio……………………………………………………....
8
Cemetery…………………………………………………..
8
City park, very large……………………………………..
8
Civil township……………………………………………..
8
County………………………………………………………
8
County park………………………………………………..
8
District………………………………………………………
8
Enhanced…………………………………………………... 13
Incorporated borough…………………………………….
8
Incorporated city………………………………………….
8
Incorporated hamlet………………………………………
8
Incorporated town………………………………………..
8
Incorporated village…………………………………….... 8
Indefinite……………………………………………………
8
In road………………………………………………………
8
Judicial division…………………………………………...
8
Municipio…………………………………………………… 8
National…………………………………………………….. 8
National monument………………………………………. 8
National park………………………………………………. 8
National reservation………………………………………. 8
Parish……………………………………………………….. 8
Park, private……………………………………………….. 8
Small………………………………………………. 8
State………………………………………………. 8
Precinct…………………………………………………….. 8
State………………………………………………………… 8
State reservation………………………………………….
8
Territory…………………………………………………….
8
Town………………………………………………………..
8
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Part 6: Publication Symbols
INDEX
Page
Plate
Symbol
black
225
Boundary monument with number and elevation…………….. 9
Boundary monument with tablet, with or without
geodetic position, elevation third order or better……. 8
Boundary monument without tablet, with or without
geodetic position elevation, third order or better……. 8
Braided stream………………………………………………………. 11
Breakwater…………………………………………………………… 6
6
Bridge, multiple track railroad…………………………………….. 6
Over stream, road, railroad……………………………… 6
Road…………………………………………………………. 6
Single track railroad………………………………………. 6
Brushwood…………………………………………………………… 14
Building placement…………………………………………………. 7
Buildings, large……………………………………………………… 7
Small………………………………………………………… 7
In congested areas………………………………
7
black
222
black
blue
black
black
black
black
black
black
green
black
black
black
black
223
404
156
157
142
146
137
141
600
174
165
163
164
-CCampground…………………………………………………………
9
Canal…………………………………………………………………. 11
11
14
Contouring at……………………………………………… 10
Intermittent………………………………………………… 11
Navigable…………………………………………………… 11
Carline………………………………………………………………… 6
Dismantled…………………………………………………. 6
Carrying contour……………………………………………………. 10
Causeway……………………………………………………………
6
Cave………………………………………………………………….. 7
Cemetery…………………………………………………………….. 8
8
Small………………………………………………………… 8
Channel in wash, permanent……………………………………… 12
Channel in water area……………………………………………… 12
Church………………………………………………………………… 7
In congested areas………………………………………… 7
Large………………………………………………………… 7
Placement………………………………………………….. 7
Clay pit……………………………………………………………….. 7
Cliff dwelling………………………………………………………… 7
Cloverleaf…………………………………………………………….
5
Large………………………………………………………… 10
Closing corner………………………………………………………. 13
Found……………………………………………………….. 13
Indicated……………………………………………………. 13
Coke ovens………………………………………………………….. 9
black
blue
blue
blue tint
brown
blue
blue
black
black
brown
black
black
black
black
black
blue
blue
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
brown
red
red
red
black
257
416
419
703
312
420
422
131
133
306
157
184
214
215
213
445
444
168
169
170
173
255
182
115
333
511
507
507
253
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College………………………………………………………………..
Conduit, elevated……………………………………………………
Contour, approximate index……………………………………….
Intermediate………………………………………………..
Carrying……………………………………………………..
Depression………………………………………………….
Intermediate………………………………………………..
Index…………………………………………………………
Supplementary……………………………………………..
Contouring at ditches and canals…………………………………
At levees…………………………………………………….
Control points, objects that may or may not have
geodetic position…………………………………………..
Coral reef……………………………………………………………..
Cranberry bog………………………………………………………..
Crevasses, glacial……………………………………………………
Cut……………………………………………………………………..
-DDam, carrying road………………………………………………….
Small masonry……………………..………………………
Large earth………………………………………………….
Large masonry……………………………………………..
With lock……………………………………………………
Danger curve…………………………………………………………
Dead end road……………………………………………………….
Depth curve………………………………………………………….
Depression contours………………………………………………..
Adjacent…………………………………………………….
Supplementary…………………………………………….
Destination arrow…………………………………………………..
Direction arrow………………………………………………………
Disappearing stream at a definite point…………………………
Ditch, intermittent…………………………………………………..
Perennial…………………………………………………….
Ditches, contouring at……………………………………………..
Dolphin………………………………………………………………..
Drawbridge, railroad………………………………………………..
Road………………………………………………………….
Drive-in theater………………………………………………………
Dry lake……………………………………………………………….
Or pond………………………………………………………
Dry pond………………………………………………………………
Drydock……………………………………………………………….
Dual highway, overall width 100’ or less……………………….
Overall width over 100’………………………………….
Dune area…………………………………………………………….
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Plate
Symbol
7
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
black
blue
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
171
425
303
304
306
307
301
300
302
312
330
9
9
12
12
10
black
black
blue
blue
brown
231
233
438
453
310
6
6
10
6
6
9
5
12
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
6
6
9
10
11
10
7
5
5
10
black
black
brown
black
black
black
black
blue
brown
brown
brown
red
red
blue
blue
blue
brown
black
black
black
black
brown
blue
brown
black
black
black
brown
155
152
313
153
154
244
116
447
307
308
309
518
518
407
417
416
312
235
143
138
252
321
414
321
162
109
110
331
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Page
Plate
Symbol
blue
blue
black
black
449
439
239
240
blue
blue
brown
red
black
black
brown
black
blue tint
black
blue tint
black
blue
blue
blue
blue
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
440
441
305
522
150
151
311
178
700
179
701
232
416
419
425
423
140
147
149
148
149
232
240
-GGaging station………………………………………………………. 8
Gas pipeline, aboveground………………………………………… 7
Underground……………………………………………….. 7
Glacial crevasses……………………………………………………. 12
Glacial moraine……………………………………………………… 10
Glacier………………………………………………………………… 11
11
Gravel…………………………………………………………………. 7
Gravel beach………………………………………………………… 10
Gravel pit…………………………………………………………….. 7
Large………………………………………………………… 10
black
black
black
blue
brown
blue
blue
black
brown
black
brown
200
191
190
453
320
428
430
255
329
255
333
-HHorizontal control station, checked spot elevation……………
With section corner……………………………………….
Third order or better………………………………………
black
black
black
219
229
217
-EElevations, water surface…………………………………………. 12
Evaporator…………………………………………………………… 12
Exposed wreck……………………………………………………… 9
Exposed wreckage or foul ground……………………………….
9
-FFalls, large……………………………………………………………
Small………………………………………………………..
Feathering-out treatment………………………………………….
Fence line…………………………………………………………….
Ferry…………………………………………………………………..
Fill, road or railroad…………………………………………………
Filtration plant………………………………………………………..
Fish hatchery…………………………………………………………
Flat, foreshore……………………………………………………….
Flume………………………………………………………………….
Elevated……………………………………………………..
Underground………………………………………………..
Footbridge…………………………………………………………….
Ford, road…………………………………………………………….
Trail…………………………………………………………..
Foreshore flat………………………………………………………..
Foul ground…………………………………………………………..
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12
10
13
6
6
10
7
14
7
14
9
11
11
11
11
6
6
6
6
6
9
9
8
9
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Plate
Symbol
8
8
black
black
216
218
8
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Intricate surface area………………………………………………. 10
Inundation, land subject to……………………………………….. 12
14
black
blue
brown
brown
brown
brown
blue
blue
blue
brown
blue
blue tint
212
415
300
303
301
304
417
405
406
328
448
707
-JJetty…………………………………………………………………..
black
156
-LLake, dry…………………………………………………………….. 10
11
Lake, perennial………………………………………………………. 11
Intermittent………………………………………………… 11
14
Land grant…………………………………………………………… 13
Land grant monument with or without geodetic position…… 13
Land subject to inundation……………………………………….. 12
Landmark object……………………………………………………. 8
Lanes, change in number of, road………………………………. 13
Levee…………………………………………………………………. 10
Large earth…………………………………………………. 10
With road…………………………………………………… 10
With railroad……………………………………………….. 10
Levees, contouring at………………………………………………. 10
Located object………………………………………………………. 8
Lock, canal…………………………………………………………… 6
Double-line stream………………………………………… 6
brown
blue
blue
blue
blue tint
red
red
blue
black
red
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
black
black
black
321
414
410
412
702
500
501
448
198
517
314
313
315
315
330
198
160
161
-MMangrove…………………………………………………………….. 12
14
Marsh…………………………………………………………………. 11
Submerged…………………………………………………. 12
14
Wooded…………………………………………………….. 11
14
blue
green
blue
blue
blue tint
blue
green
437
605
431
433
705
432
604
Third order or better, permanent mark…………………
Vertical angle elevation…………………………………..
-IIndefinite boundary…………………………………………………
Indefinite or unsurveyed shoreline……………………………….
Index contour………………………………………………………..
Approximate………………………………………………..
Intermediate contour……………………………………………….
Approximate………………………………………………..
Intermittent ditch……………………………………………………
Intermittent stream………………………………………………….
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Plate
Symbol
9
13
10
10
7
10
7
7
13
10
10
black
red
brown
brown
black
brown
black
black
red
brown
brown
241
508
325
326
183
327
186
184
500
320
316
-NNavigable canal……………………………………………………… 11
blue
422
-OOil pipeline, aboveground…………………………………………. 7
Underground……………………………………………….. 7
Oil reservoir, open………………………………………………….. 9
Oil sump……………………………………………………………… 9
Open pit mine, large……………………………………………….. 10
Orchard………………………………………………………………. 14
Overpass……………………………………………………………..
6
black
black
black
black
brown
green
black
191
190
251
250
333
601
145
-PPenstock, underground……………………………………………. 11
Perennial stream……………………………………………………. 11
11
Unsurveyed………………………………………………… 11
Picnic area…………………………………………………………… 9
Pier……………………………………………………………………. 6
6
Covered…………………………………………………….
6
Pile……………………………………………………………………
9
Pond, dry…………………………………………………………… 11
10
Pond, intermittent………………………………………………… 11
14
Perennial……………………………………………………. 11
Power transmission line……………………………………………. 7
Private road………………………………………………………….. 5
Prospect……………………………………………………………… 7
Pumping station…………………………………………………….. 8
blue
blue
blue
blue
black
black
black
black
black
blue
brown
blue
blue tint
blue
black
black
black
black
423
402
403
408
256
156
157
158
235
414
321
412
702
410
187
111
185
201
-QQuarry………………………………………………………………… 7
Large………………………………………………………… 10
black
brown
183
333
Masts exposed on sunken wreck…………………………………
Meander corner………………………………………………………
Mine, areal strip……………………………………………………..
Linear strip………………………………………………….
Open pit……………………………………………………..
Mine dump……………………………………………………………
Mine shaft…………………………………………………………….
Mine tunnel entrance……………………………………………….
Mining claim………………………………………………………….
Moraine, glacial………………………………………………………
Mud…………………………………………………………………….
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-RRailroad, dismantled………………………………………………… 6
In street……………………………………………………… 5
U.S. standard gauge, juxtaposition…………………….. 5
U.S. standard gauge, multiple main line track……….. 5
U.S. standard gauge, single track………………………. 5
U.S. standard gauge, sidings…………………………….. 5
Narrow gauge, multiple track……………………………. 5
Narrow gauge, single track………………………………. 5
Railroad station………………………………………………………. 6
Railroad yards………………………………………………………… 5
Railway, incline………………………………………………………. 7
Range line…………………………………………………………….. 13
13
Location doubtful………………………………………….. 13
Rapids, large…………………………………………………………. 12
Small………………………………………………………… 12
Reef, rock or coral…..……………………………………………… 9
Small, rock or coral………………..……………………… 9
Reference monument………………………………………………. 9
Reservoir……………………………………………………………… 7
14
Covered……………………………………………………… 7
Water……………………………………………….. 14
Natural shoreline…………………………………………… 11
Road, change in number of lanes………………………………… 13
Class 1………………………………………………………. 5
5
Class 2………………………………………………………. 5
5
Class 3………………………………………………………. 5
Class 4………………………………………………………. 5
Class 5………………………………………………………. 5
Dual highways……………………………………………… 5
Dead end……………………………………………………. 5
Road fill, class 1……………………………………………………. 13
13
Class 2……………………………………………………... 13
13
Dual highways…………………………………………….. 5
Private………………………………………………………. 5
Streets in urban areas……………………………………. 5
Toll…………………………………………………………… 5
Under construction, classification known…………….. 5
Rock…………………………………………………………………… 9
Bare or awash……………………………………………… 9
Dangerous to navigation……………………….. 9
Sunken………………………………………………………. 9
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Symbol
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
red
red
red
blue
blue
black
black
black
black
blue tint
black
blue tint
blue
red
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
red
red
red
red
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
black
133
124
123
120
117
126
129
127
136
125
188
502
508
503
442
443
233
234
226
179
701
180
706
413
517
100
101
102
103
105
106
107
109
116
512
513
514
515
110
111
108
104
112
233
237
236
246
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Page
Rocks, group of, bare or awash………………………………….. 9
Roundhouse and turntable, railroad……………………………… 6
Route markers……………………………………………………….. 13
Ruins………………………………………………………………….. 7
-SSalt flat……….……………………………………………………….
Sand area……………………………………………………………..
In open water area…………………………………………
Sand pit, large………………………………………………………..
Sand, shifting, area………………………………………………….
School…………………………………………………………………
In congested areas…………………………………………
Large………………………………………………………….
Placement……………………………………………………
Several buildings……………………………………………
Scrub…………………………………………………………………..
Section corner……………………………………………………….
Found………………………………………………………..
Indicated…………………………………………………….
Section line…………………………………………………………..
12
10
10
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
14
13
13
13
13
13
Location doubtful…………………………………………. 13
Sewage disposal…………………………………………………… 14
Plant………………………………………………………...
7
Seawall……………………………………………………………….
6
Shoal………………………………………………………………….
9
Shoreline…………………………………………………………….. 11
Indefinite…………………………………………………… 11
Or unsurveyed…………………………………… 11
Siphon……………………………………………………………….. 12
Ski lift………………………………………………………………...
7
Sludge pit……………………………………………………………. 9
Sluice gate…………………………………………………………… 6
Double-line stream………………………………………… 6
Snag…………………………………………………………………… 9
Snowfield, permanent………………………………………………. 11
11
Snowshed…………………………………………………………….. 7
Soundings…………………………………………………………….. 12
Spoil bank…………………………………………………………….. 10
Spot elevation……………………………………………………….. 8
Spring………………………………………………………………….. 11
Stream, braided……………………………………………………… 11
Disappearing at a definite point…………………………. 11
Double line………………………………………………….. 14
In marsh…………………………………………………….. 12
In swamp…………………………………………………… 12
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Symbol
black
black
red
black
238
135
519
181
blue
brown
brown
brown
brown
black
black
black
black
black
green
red
red
red
red
red
red
blue tint
black
black
black
blue
blue
blue
blue
black
black
black
black
black
blue
blue
black
blue
brown
black
blue
blue
blue
blue tint
blue
blue
450
316
322
333
331
166
167
170
173
171
603
510
506
506
504
509
505
700
178
159
243
400
401
415
452
188
250
160
161
235
428
430
177
454
332
224
427
404
407
703
435
435
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Plate
Symbol
Intermittent………………………………………………… 11
11
Perennial…………………………………………………….. 11
11
Unsurveyed……………………………………….. 11
Streets in urban areas……………………………………………… 5
Strip mine, areal…………………………………………………….. 10
Linear……………………………………………………….. 10
Stump………………………………………………………………… 9
Submerged, area to be…………………………………………….. 14
Sunken, rock…………………………………………………………. 9
Wreck……………………………………………………….. 9
Mast exposed…………………………………….. 9
Supplementary contour…………………………………………….. 10
Supplementary depression contours……………………………… 10
Swimming pool, masonry………………………………………….. 7
14
Swamp………………………………………………………………… 11
Submerged………………………………………………….. 12
14
Wooded……………………………………………………… 11
14
blue
blue
blue
blue
blue
black
brown
brown
black
blue tint
black
black
black
brown
brown
black
blue tint
blue
blue
blue tint
blue
green
405
406
402
403
408
108
325
326
235
702
246
242
241
302
309
179
701
431
433
705
432
604
-TTailings………………………………………………………………… 10
Pond………………………………………………………….. 10
Tanks, gas……………………………………………………………. 8
Oil……………………………………………………………. 8
Water……………………………………………………….. 8
Telephone line………………………………………………………. 7
Toll road……………………………………………………………… 5
Tollgate………………………………………………………………. 5
Township line……………………………………………………….. 13
13
Location doubtful…………………………………………. 13
Traffic circle…………………………………………………………. 5
Trails………………………………………………………………….. 5
Tramway, landmark lines…………………………………………. 7
Transmission line, power………………………………………….. 7
Tunnel, aqueduct……………………………………………………. 11
Road…………………………………………………………. 6
Railroad……………………………………………………… 6
Turntable, railroad………………………………………………….. 6
Roundhouse and, railroad……………………………….. 6
brown
brown
black
black
black
black
black
black
red
red
red
black
black
black
black
blue
black
black
black
black
324
323
196
196
196
189
104
104
502
508
503
114
107
188
187
424
139
144
134
135
-UUnderpass…………………………………………………………….
U.S. mineral or location monument………………………………
black
black
145
227
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Page
Urban area……………………………………………………………. 13
Plate
Symbol
red
520
-VVertical control station marked with tablet, elevation
third order or better……………………………… 8
Recoverable mark, no tablet, elevation third
order or better…………………………………….. 8
Vineyard………………………………………………………………. 14
black
220
black
green
221
602
-WWall……………………………………………………………………. 7
Prominent…………………………………………………… 7
Wash………………………………………………………………….. 10
11
Water…………………………………………………………………. 14
Area…………………………………………………………. 12
Surface elevations………………………………………… 12
Wells (excluding water)……………………………………………. 7
Well, water………………………………………………………….. 11
Wharf…………………………………………………………………. 6
6
Covered…………………………………………………….. 6
Windmill………………………………………………………………
8
Witness corner……………………………………………………… 13
Woods……………………………………………………………….. 14
Wreck, exposed…………………………………………………….. 9
Sunken……………………………………………………… 9
Wreckage, exposed………………………………………………… 9
black
black
brown
blue
blue tint
blue
blue
black
blue
black
black
black
black
red
green
black
black
black
192
193
317
409
704
451
449
194
426
156
157
158
199
508
600
239
242
240
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