Cumberland River · CU-22
Cheatham Lock
Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Cheatham Lock on the Cumberland River. Includes data coverage and source definitions.
- Waterway
- Cumberland River
- Location
- Ashland City, TN
- River mile
- 148.7
- Chamber length (ft)
- 800.0
- Chamber width (ft)
- 110.0
- Opened
- 1952.0
Recorded traffic and wait times
| Lock | Waterway | Lockages | Barges | Median commercial wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheatham Lock (CU-22) | Cumberland River | 124 | 776 | 0.05 h |
90th-percentile commercial wait: 1.83 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 87.
Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T22:57 to 2026-10-04T15:49 (CST, as reported).
Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 4. Reported four-hour average delay: 43.0 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.