Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks)

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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks) is a lock (Large Lock, USA). Through the year: around the clock. Today: 00:00 to 23:59. Reachable on VHF channel 13.

Harbour info

Lock

Locking about 30 min

VHF 13

Location: 47° 39,93' N 122° 23,76' W

Locking times

Through the year: around the clock

Day	Lockings
Sat 24/10	00:00 to 23:59
Sun 25/10	00:00 to 23:59
Mon 26/10	00:00 to 23:59
Tue 27/10	00:00 to 23:59
Wed 28/10	00:00 to 23:59
Thu 29/10	00:00 to 23:59
Fri 30/10	00:00 to 23:59

All times in local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Times: eCFR: 33 CFR 207.750, Puget Sound Area, Washington (Lake Washington Ship Canal, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks), Stand 16.10.2026; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District: Lake Washington Ship Canal, as of 2026-10-20

Notes

Lock according to OpenStreetMap.
USACE locks between Shilshole Bay (Puget Sound) and Salmon Bay with the Ship Canal to Lake Union, around the clock; large and small chamber, recreational boats call on VHF 13 and wait at the waiting area; have two lines for bow and stern ready, each at least 50 feet long (33 CFR 207.750).

Harbours nearby

McGinnis Marina 0.4 km E
Salmon Bay Marina 1 km SE
Ballard Mill Marina 1.3 km SE
Ballard Marina 1.9 km E
Shilshole Bay Marina 2 km NW
Nickerson Marina 2.2 km SE
Corinthian Yacht Club (Puget Sound and Hood Canal (Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Everett, Lake Washington)) 2.3 km N
Canal Marina 2.8 km SE

Frequently asked questions

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks): What are the locking times?

Through the year: around the clock. Today: 00:00 to 23:59.

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks): Which VHF channel?

Reachable on VHF channel 13.

Sources: OpenStreetMap way/164115502, eCFR: 33 CFR 207.750, Puget Sound Area, Washington (Lake Washington Ship Canal, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks), Stand 16.10.2026; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District: Lake Washington Ship Canal