- Umpqua River Light
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location = Winchester Bay
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yearlit = 1894
automated = 1966
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foundation = Natural/emplaced/masonry
construction = Brick/stuccoed
shape = Conical attached to workroom
height = 61 feet
lens = First order Fresnel
range = 21 miles
characteristic = Group Flash White, Alternate Red Flash, 15 sec. 2 W., 1 R FlashesThe Umpqua River Light is a
lighthouse on theOregon Coast of theUnited States , located at the mouth of theUmpqua River onWinchester Bay , in Douglas County.The structure was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/or/Douglas/state.html National Register of Historic Places] ]References
See also
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List of lighthouses on the Oregon Coast External links
* [http://www.discoveroregonlighthouses.com/umpqua.html Discover Oregon Lighthouses: Umpqua]
* [http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_121.php Umpqua Lighthouse State Park]
* [http://statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/LIFE/506190306/1059 June 9, 2005, Statesman Journal article on Umpqua River Lighthouse]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=130 Umpqua River Lighthouse entry at Lighthouse Friends.com]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/umpqua.htm Umpqua River Light entry in National Park Service inventory of historic lighthouses]
* [http://lighthousegetaway.com/lights/umpquafres.html Close-up photos of the Umpqua River Lighthouse Frensel lens]
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