Detour Reef

Year Established:
1847
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Hallie Wilson
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
MOUTH OF ST. MARY'S RIVER/LAKE HURON
Latitude:
45° 56.2'
Longitude:
83° 54.2'
City / Town:
DETOUR
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
CHIPPEWA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Detour Reef
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1931
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE/STEEL
Tower Foundation:
CRIB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
74
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
63
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1931
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL TO TOWER

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
VRB-25, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
THIRD AND HALF ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1931
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017