| Colchester Reef Light (ON) |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Colchester Ontario Canada |
| Location: | Western Lake Erie. |
| Managing Organization: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Notes: | A lightship was stationed at Colchester Reef in the 1870s to 1885. The lghthouse built in 1885 has been removed; now there is just a skeleton tower and a helipad on the site. |
| Tower Height: | 39 |
| Description Tower: | Steel skeleton tower on cylindrical caisson. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1885 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1954 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | No. |
| Directions: | Accessible by boat only. |
| Characteristic Range: | Flashing red every 4 seconds, visible for 5 miles. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 72 |
| National Register: | No |
| State: | Ontario |
| Country: | Canada |
| Earlier Towers: | White, hexagonal wooden tower (60 ft tall) with a red lantern and a third-order lens, on a circular stone pier. |






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