Saugeen River Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Saugeen River Range Front Lighthouse
The Saugeen River Range Front lighthouse, built in 1903, is a square pyramidal wood tower standing 11 meters tall. It is painted white with red trim and a red vertical stripe along the range line, featuring a red lantern roof. A light station was first established at this location on the north side of the Saugeen River entrance in 1883. The tower's structure includes a lantern and gallery. In 2019 and 2020, winter storms and high lake levels caused damage, but a restoration project in 2023 addressed these issues. The site is open to the public, though the tower remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse provides a white light for general navigation and a green range light to guide vessels into the Saugeen River channel. Recognized as a Heritage Lighthouse in 2012, it holds cultural significance for the community.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- White, Green
- Raw Code
- F W; F G
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1903
- First Lit
- 1883
- Heritage Status
- Heritage Lighthouse (2012)
Significant events: Station established 1883, Current tower built 1903, Town took ownership 2012, Recognized as Heritage Lighthouse 2012, Damaged by winter storms and high lake levels 2019-2020, Restored 2023, Architectural Conservancy Ontario award 2024
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with red trim and a red vertical stripe on the range line
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim and a red vertical stripe on the range line; lantern roof is red
Location
- City
- Saugeen Shores
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of the breakwater on the north side of the Saugeen River entrance and at the end of Rankin Street in Southampton.
- Latitude
- 44.5015°
- Longitude
- -81.3753°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port Elgin(3.6 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-626
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