Illinois Waterway · IL-06
Starved Rock Lock and Dam
Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Starved Rock Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway. Includes data coverage and source definitions.
- Waterway
- Illinois Waterway
- Location
- Utica, IL
- River mile
- 231.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starved Rock Lock and Dam (IL-06) | Illinois Waterway | 195 | 1,161 | 1.00 h |
90th-percentile commercial wait: 5.36 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 143.
Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T14:41 to 2026-10-04T10:25 (CST, as reported).
Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 1. Reported four-hour average delay: 65.0 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.