Back to Inventory - List of Oregon Lighthouses UMPQUA RIVER LIGHT State: OREGON Location: UMPQUA RIVER ABOVE ENTRANCE TO WINCHESTER BAY Nearest City: REEDSPORT County: DOUGLAS U.S.C.G. District: 13 Year Station Established: 1856 Umpqua River Light Photo by Nick Johnston Existing Historic Tower: * Year Light First Lit: 1894 * Is the Light Operational? YES * Date Deactivated: N/A * Automated: 1966 * Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED/MASONRY * Construction Materials: BRICK/STUCCOED * Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER/GREEN LANTERN/RED DOME * Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO WORKROOM * Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED * Tower Height: 61 * Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL * Year Original Lens Installed: 1894 * Present Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL * Year Present Lens Installed: 1894 * Height of Focal Plane: 165 * p Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION * Has tower been moved? NO Previous Tower(s): * 1. Construction Date: 1856 * Description: BRICK TOWER * Fate/Disposition: A FRESHET IN THE UMPQUA RIVER UNDERMINED THE TOWER AND TOPPLED IT INTO THE ESTUARY FEB. 8, 1861 Modern Tower? NO Existing Sound Signal Building? NO Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (RAZED 1950S) * Year Constructed: 1894 * Number of Stories: 1.5 * Architectural Style: * Construction Materials: MASONRY Other Structures: 2 OIL HOUSES Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information) Web Site: National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #77001100 Name of Listing: UMPQUA RIVER LIGHTHOUSE On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1970 Miscellaneous: SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO HECETA HEAD LIGHT & CAPE BLANCO