St. Clair Flats Canal Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About St. Clair Flats Canal Range Rear Lighthouse
A 30-meter steel skeletal tower, built in 1935, stands as the St. Clair Flats Canal Range Rear light. The structure is square and cylindrical with a flared top, its upper two-fifths covered by white steel panels. It emits a green light with a single flash characteristic every 6 seconds. The tower has a focal height of 34 meters and a geographic range of 16 nautical miles. This light is located north of South Channel Drive, approximately 1220 meters northeast of the front light, and serves as part of the entrance range for the St. Clair Flats channel. The original station was established in 1871.
Why it matters: This range light guides vessels through the St. Clair Flats channel, which was formerly the main entrance to the river from Lake St. Clair.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Green
- Raw Code
- F G
- Focal Height
- 34m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1935
Significant events: station established 1871, original lighthouse was an octagonal brick tower attached to a keeper's house, replaced by the dredged St. Clair Cutoff to the south
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Algonac(6.1 km)
- USCG No.
- 7-8540
- ARLHS No.
- USA-1333
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 30m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 30m square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with a flared top. The upper two-fifths of the tower are enclosed by white steel panels.
Location
- City
- Clay Township
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Michigan
- Sea Region
- entrance range for the St. Clair Flats channel, formerly the main entrance to the river from Lake St. Clair but now replaced by the dredged St. Clair Cutoff to the south. Located north of South Channel Drive, 4000 ft (1220 m) northeast of the front light.
- Latitude
- 42.5581°
- Longitude
- -82.6410°
Nearby Vessels
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