Algiers Lock
Lock · USA
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Algiers Lock is a lock (USA). Through the year: around the clock. Today: 00:00 to 23:59. Reachable on VHF channel 14.
Harbour info
Lock
Locking about 30 min
VHF 14 · Tel. +1 504 354 1795
Location: 29° 54,90' N 089° 58,33' 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/Chicago).
Times: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, Kapitel 2 (33 CFR 207.180: Schleusen des USACE am Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Funk und Reihenfolge) und Kapitel 7 bis 11, Ausgabe vom 18.10.2026; U.S. Coast Guard, Local Notice to Mariners, Heartland (Gulf) District, Woche 41/2026 vom 16.10.2026, as of 2026-10-20
Notes
- Lock according to OpenStreetMap.
- USACE lock, staffed around the clock; call on VHF 14. Pleasure craft are locked through after government vessels, passenger vessels, commercial vessels and rafts (33 CFR 207.180).
- Do not touch the long guide wall at the canal end (rotten timbers, unstable wall); at low water on the Mississippi the chamber surges (Local Notice to Mariners since 23 June 2026).
Harbours nearby
- Braithwaite 5.6 km SE
- Port Nickel 6 km S
- Scarsdale 7.4 km S
- Stella 11.3 km S
- South Shore Harbor Marina 14.8 km N
Frequently asked questions
Algiers Lock: What are the locking times?
Through the year: around the clock. Today: 00:00 to 23:59.
Algiers Lock: Which VHF channel?
Reachable on VHF channel 14.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/163762109, NOAA Coast Pilot 5, Kapitel 2 (33 CFR 207.180: Schleusen des USACE am Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Funk und Reihenfolge) und Kapitel 7 bis 11, Ausgabe vom 18.10.2026, U.S. Coast Guard, Local Notice to Mariners, Heartland (Gulf) District, Woche 41/2026 vom 16.10.2026