Map Colors

• Blue - lakes, rivers, streams, oceans, reservoirs, highways, local borders


• Red - major highways, roads, urban areas, airports, special interest sites, military sites, place names, buildings, borders


• Yellow - built-up or urban areas


• Green - parks, golf courses, reservations, forest, orchards, highways


• Brown - deserts, historical sites, national parks, military reservations or bases, contour (elevation) lines


• Black - roads, railroads, highways, bridges, place names, buildings, borders


• Purple - highways, (also used on U.S.G.S. topographic maps to represent features added to the map since the original survey)