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Saugatuck, MI

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    Saugatuck Harbor is formed by a dredged entrance channel and the lower part of the Kalamazoo River. A radar dome on Mt. Baldhead, about 1 mile S of the entrance, is prominent. The entrance channel leads between parallel piers and upstream about 2.1 miles to Saugatuck. The outer ends of the piers are marked by lights.  Caution: Submerged pilings at the former channel entrance of the river extend into the lake about 200 ft. and are marked by a buoy.

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South Pierhead Light:  42 40.6 N   86 12.9 W

Saugatuck Entrance

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Refer to NOAA Chart 14906

    The Village of Saugatuck is on the N side of Kalamazoo Lake and the E side of the river below the lake. Saugatuck Harbor is the lower 2 miles of the Kalamazoo River and is from 200 feet to 500 feet wide. Caution: A cable ferry crosses the river 2 miles above the mouth. Do not pass within 30 feet of its bow or stern.

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Not for Navigation. Refer to NOAA Chart 14906.

For more information consult the:
Captain's Guide to Great Lakes Cruising
P.O. Box 4245
Traverse City, MI 49684
616-929-9242