Mississippi River · MI-05

Lock and Dam 5

Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Lock and Dam 5 on the Mississippi River. Includes data coverage and source definitions.

Waterway
Mississippi River
Location
Minneiska, MN
River mile
738.1
Chamber length (ft)
600.0
Chamber width (ft)
110.0
Opened
1935.0

Recorded traffic and wait times

LockWaterwayLockagesBargesMedian commercial wait
Lock and Dam 5 (MI-05)Mississippi River2977620.25 h

90th-percentile commercial wait: 1.89 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 100.

Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T14:53 to 2026-10-04T15:40 (CST, as reported).

Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 0. Reported four-hour average delay: 0.0 minutes.

Page data built 2026-10-05T14:21:30Z. 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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