Illinois Waterway · IL-02

Lockport Lock

Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Lockport Lock on the Illinois Waterway. Includes data coverage and source definitions.

Waterway
Illinois Waterway
Location
Lockport, IL
River mile
291.1
Chamber length (ft)
600.0
Chamber width (ft)
110.0
Opened
1933.0

Recorded traffic and wait times

LockWaterwayLockagesBargesMedian commercial wait
Lockport Lock (IL-02)Illinois Waterway3119170.42 h

90th-percentile commercial wait: 2.23 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 200.

Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T16:02 to 2026-10-04T14:36 (CST, as reported).

Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 2. Reported four-hour average delay: 61.0 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.

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