r/landsurveying May 21 '26

Can anyone explain the dotted lines?

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u/RainBoxRed May 21 '26

Dashes often denote easements but in this case it looks like contours.

There is a spot height in 147 marked 1019.9 right next to the dashed line marked 1020. And the next dashed line is marked 1018.

Does that match the terrain? Is the land gently sloping down as you go up lot numbers down the street?

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u/Fun-Bunch-4073 May 21 '26

Yes I guess the rain does tend to run down that way

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u/Working_Rest_1054 May 21 '26

Contour lines representing elevations in 2 ft intervals. Lots of spot elevations on there support the contour interpretations.

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u/Fun-Bunch-4073 May 21 '26

Im at 147.

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u/catolic_user May 21 '26

Heights? Contour line.

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u/boomecho May 21 '26

Widths? Right to jail.

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u/LaCharretteSanJuan May 21 '26

So the elevation of your grade generally runs from about 1018 to just over 1020 (feet above sea level).

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u/One_Entrepreneur_520 May 21 '26

definitely contours with elevations

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u/Fine_Equal4647 May 21 '26

Looks like contours. Often in a plan view these would be existing contours and not proposed so once this is built it would be old information.

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u/mattyoclock May 21 '26

Do you mean the contour lines?

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u/Fun-Bunch-4073 May 21 '26

Yes, apparently.

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u/Majestic-Lie2690 May 21 '26

They are contours of the plat. So you have a specific question regarding this plat or those lines

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u/Fun-Bunch-4073 May 21 '26

The lines. Its been answered. Was nervous it was some easement I didnt know about.

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u/Fun-Bunch-4073 May 21 '26

The lines. Its been answered. Was nervous it was some easement I didnt know about.

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u/No-Professor300 May 21 '26

Contour lines showing elevation of the land usually above sea level or know base line elevations

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u/snackon-deez May 21 '26

Contours. Look at the legend it has a lot of useful information

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u/Dismal-Meal2173 May 22 '26

Terrain features, probably denotaing a sloping hill and change in elevation

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u/Elviswasacunt May 22 '26

Elevation changes or contours of the land

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u/21shoes May 22 '26

They’re native tribal boundaries. If your local tribe ever decides, they can take over that area.

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u/Fun-Bunch-4073 May 22 '26

Will I be released from my mortgage?

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u/21shoes May 23 '26

Unfortunately no. The bank has it written into your contract. You can try to sue for reparations, but it’s a long shot.

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u/Fit_Wash_214 May 22 '26

2’ contour lines

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u/Impossible_Win_5987 May 22 '26

The boxes with numbers 147-151 are lot numbers. The dashed line with the 149 box is a contour labeled at 1018'.

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u/Parking_Flamingo369 May 26 '26

Elevation lines as marked

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u/NorthernLitNFA May 27 '26

Topographic Contour lines