Cumberland River · CU-21
Barkley Lock
Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Barkley Lock on the Cumberland River. Includes data coverage and source definitions.
- Waterway
- Cumberland River
- Location
- GRAND RIVERS, KY
- River mile
- 30.6
- Chamber length (ft)
- 800.0
- Chamber width (ft)
- 110.0
- Opened
- 1964.0
Recorded traffic and wait times
| Lock | Waterway | Lockages | Barges | Median commercial wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley Lock (CU-21) | Cumberland River | 37 | 248 | 2.87 h |
90th-percentile commercial wait: 16.04 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 29.
Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-30T04:30 to 2026-10-04T16:11 (CST, as reported).
Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 0. Reported four-hour average delay: 58.0 minutes.
Page data built 2026-10-05T14:17:12Z. Wait means arrival to start of lockage. Recent completed passages may understate delays while other tows remain waiting. See definitions and limitations.