Range Markers
View of range markers not yet properly aligned, indicating the boat is not steering through center of channel
To help boaters navigate within channels, range markers have been erected in many Oregon rivers and bays.
- These markers consist of widely separated, brightly painted pairs of markers, one taller than the other.
- They are mounted on skeleton towers or on pilings and may be in the water or on shore.
- Steering a course that keeps the two range markers lined up vertically while operating in a channel marked by buoys will keep the boat within the navigable channel.
- Consult the appropriate navigation chart for locations of range markers.
Range markers lined up vertically, indicating the boat is steering through center of channel
