Mississippi River · MI-19

Lock 19

Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Lock 19 on the Mississippi River. Includes data coverage and source definitions.

Waterway
Mississippi River
Location
Keokuk, IA
River mile
364.3
Chamber length (ft)
1200.0
Chamber width (ft)
110.0
Opened
1957.0

Recorded traffic and wait times

LockWaterwayLockagesBargesMedian commercial wait
Lock 19 (MI-19)Mississippi River2071,1630.60 h

90th-percentile commercial wait: 1.69 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 139.

Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T14:25 to 2026-10-04T14:49 (CST, as reported).

Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 0. Reported four-hour average delay: 5.0 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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