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The Manitowoc Breakwater Light is a Lake Michigan lighthouse located near Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at the end of the north pier defining Manitowoc's harbor.[2]

Manitowoc Breakwater Light

Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse
Location	Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°05′33.918″N 87°38′36.91″W[1]
Tower
Constructed	1918
Foundation	Pier
Construction	Steel
Automated	1971
Height	40 feet (12 m)
Shape	Cylindrical on square fog signaling building
Light
First lit	1918
Focal height	16 m (52 ft)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)[1]
Characteristic	White, Isophase, 6 sec[1]

It is not to be confused with the smaller and complementary south pier navigational beacon, which was unmoored and swept out into the lake on January 7, 2019, during a period of heavy waves and lakeshore flooding from gusty winds.[3][4]

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External links

• NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
• Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WI-111, "Manitowoc Breakwater Light Station, North breakwater at mouth of the Manitowoc River, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, WI", 19 photos, 1 data page, 5 photo caption pages

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