Illinois Waterway · IL-04
Dresden Island Lock and Dam
Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Dresden Island Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway. Includes data coverage and source definitions.
- Waterway
- Illinois Waterway
- Location
- Morris, IL
- River mile
- 271.5
- Chamber length (ft)
- 600.0
- Chamber width (ft)
- 110.0
- Opened
- 1933.0
Recorded traffic and wait times
| Lock | Waterway | Lockages | Barges | Median commercial wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden Island Lock and Dam (IL-04) | Illinois Waterway | 230 | 1,166 | 0.02 h |
90th-percentile commercial wait: 3.79 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 157.
Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T13:00 to 2026-10-04T15:34 (CST, as reported).
Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 0. Reported four-hour average delay: 0.0 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.