The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Great Chicago owns the 34 wharves located in the Port of Lemont.

Du-Kane Asphalt Company, an R.W. Dunterman Company, operates the Du-Kane Asphalt Port of Lemont Wharf to receive barge-delivered sand and stone. Contiguous with R-A Industries Inc's Lemont Canal Wharf, the apron for this Port of Lemont Wharf can handle 150 thousand tons of materials. The nearby asphalt batch plant, with open storage area, can handle an added 30 thousand tons of material. The Du-Kane Asphalt Port of Lemont Wharf has berthing space of 244 meters (800 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) NPE.

National Marine Inc. operates the Port of Lemont Slip and Wharf. This wharf is used for the occasional movement of supplies to company-owned towboats, to moor company-owned and transient barges for fleeting, maintenance, and repair. It is also used to load and unload barge ballast. Five surface rail tracks connect the rear west part of the wharf to the Austeel Lemont Company Wharf and with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. This Port of Lemont wharf has berthing space of 67.1 meters (220 feet) with alongside depth of 1.8 meters (6 feet) NPE.

The R-A Industries' Port of Lemont Canal Wharf is used to receive dry bulk materials and conventional general cargo by barge. Cargoes include coal, salt, stone, mulch, and steel products. The terminal is an 18-acre open storage area. The R-A Industries' Port of Lemont Canal Wharf has berthing space of 701 meters (2300 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) NPE.

K.A. Steel Chemicals Inc. their own Chemicals Wharf in the Port of Lemont to receive caustic soda and hydrochloric acid. The wharf is served by three rail tracks that support the plant at the rear of the wharf and that connect with the Illinois Central Railroad. Six pipelines connect the wharf to six storage tanks at the plant with total capacity for five million gallons. Another two pipelines extend from the wharf to one 683 thousand gallon caustic soda storage tank. The K.A. Steel Chemicals Wharf in the Port of Lemont has berthing space of 297 meters (975 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) NPE.

The Port of Lemont Slip No. 2 Mooring is operated by a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation, Marine Handling and Fleeting Company, to moor towboats and barges for fleeting and for lifting out barges and vessels for repair. The boat lift is available for vessel owners' use but not operated by the slip operator. Adjacent to the boat lift are a transit shed and an office building. The slip can accommodate 25 barges at one time. The Port of Lemont Slip No. 2 Mooring has berthing space of 76 meters (250 feet) with alongside depth of 13.7 meters (45 feet) NPE.

The Marine Handling and Fleeting Company also operates the Port of Lemont Slip No. 2 Steel Unloading Wharf to receive steel products including coiled steel strip and steel pipe. This Port of Lemont Slip has berthing space of 113 meters (370 feet) with alongside depth of 13.7 meters (45 feet) NPE. The company also operates the Port of Lemont Slip No. 3 to moor towboats and barges for fleeting. Slip No. 3 adds 402 meters (1320 feet) of additional berthing space with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) to the east of the slip and 8.5 meters (28 feet) on the west side. There is also a seven-acre open storage area at the rear of the slip. In total, the Port of Lemont Slip No. 2 has berthing space of 155 meters (510 feet) with alongside depth of 10.1 meters (33 feet) NPE.

Hanna Marine Corporation operates the Main Wharf and Barge Mooring in the Port of Lemont where it towboats and barges are moored for repair, maintenance, and fleeting. There is also a floating dry dock at the Wharf for mooring. The Main Wharf and Barge Mooring is the base for Hanna Marine's towing operation, and the buildings at the rear of the wharf include offices, fabrication and machine shops, and a wash plant. This Port of Lemont Wharf and Mooring has berthing space of 670 meters (2200 feet) with alongside depth of 4.3 meters (14 feet) NPE.

Illinois Marine Towing operates the Port of Lemont Cal-Sag Fleet Mooring used to moor barges for fleeting. With capacity for five barges, portions of the mooring are also owned by the Illinois Central Railroad Company and the Illinois Department of Transportation. Cal-Sag Auto Parts has a two-acre scrap metal storage yard, service buildings, and an office at the rear of the Mooring. This Port of Lemont facility has berthing space of 347 meters (1140 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) NPE.

Powell Duffryn Terminals operates the Port of Lemont Wharf to ship and receive bulk liquids that include caustic soda, asphalt, petroleum products, and a variety of other chemicals. Seven surface tracks in the rear connect with the Illinois Central Railroad. Ninety-four storage tanks are linked to the wharf by 40 pipelines. The facility is also used for public storage of bulk liquids. This Port of Lemont Wharf has berthing space of 198 meters (650 feet) with alongside depth of 6.7 meters (22 feet) NPE.

Citgo operates the Port of Lemont's Chicago Refinery Wharf to ship and receive petrochemicals and petroleum products, to fuel towboats, and to supply lubricating oils. Rail tracks serve the refinery at the rear and connect with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and the Illinois Central Railroad. A single pipeline connects the wharf with the refinery, and eight pipelines connect the wharf to about 125 tanks at the oil refinery with total capacity for about eight million barrels. The Port of Lemont Chicago Refinery Wharf has berthing space of 625 meters (2050 feet) with alongside depth of 5.5 meters (18 feet) NPE.

Unocal Corporation operates the Chicago Carbon Plant Wharf in the Port of Lemont to ship petroleum coke. Rail tracks at the plant at the rear of the wharf connect with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and the Illinois Central Railroad. The Port of Lemont's Chicago Plant Wharf has berthing space of 373 meters (1225 feet) with alongside depth of 5.5 meters (18 feet) NPE.

Holcim (formerly Holnam) Inc. also operates a portion of the Port of Lemont Wharf to receive bulk cement. One surface track serves bulk cement loading racks and connects with the Illinois Central Railroad. Two pneumatic conveyor pipelines connect with two truck-loading silos with total capacity for 8.5 thousand tons, and two cement storage silos with total capacity for two thousand tons. At the rear of this Port of Lemont wharf are railcar-loading facilities, a compressor building, a shop, and offices. This portion of the Port of Lemont Wharf has berthing space of 244 meters (800 feet) with alongside depth of 4.9 meters (16 feet) NPE.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago operates the Port of Lemont Plant Wharf to receive ethylene glycol and moor barges for fleeting. Three pipelines connect the wharf to three storage tanks with total capacity for 1.9 million gallons. At the rear of this Port of Lemont wharf are a 2.8 thousand square meter (30 thousand square foot) warehouse and office building. The Port of Lemont Plant Wharf has berthing space of 193 meters (635 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) NPE. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago also operates the Port of Lemont Slip No. 4 Mooring for barge fleeting, cleaning and repair. This Port of Lemont Mooring has berthing space of 387 meters (1270 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) NPE.

The Port of Lemont Slip No. 4 Aggregates Wharf is operated by R-A Industries Inc., Garvey Marine Inc., and Burrow Barge Cleaning and Repair Inc. The Aggregates Wharf is used to receive stone and sand and to moor barges for fleeting, cleaning, and repair. Garvey Marine fleets barges, and Burrow Barge Cleaning & Repair performs above-waterline repairs and cleans barges. The Port of Lemont Slip No. 4 Aggregates Wharf has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) NPE.

The Port of Lemont Slip No. 4 Steel Products Slip is operated by R-A Industries Inc., Garvey Marine Inc., and Burrow Barge Cleaning and Repair Inc. to receive steel products and to moor barges for fleeting, cleaning, and repair. With transit sheds at the rear of the slip, the Port of Lemont Slip No. 4 Steel Products Slip has berthing space of 146 meters (480 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) NPE.

Tri-River Docks Inc. and Illinois Marine Towing Inc. operate the Port of Lemont Yard Wharf to ship and receive steel products and dry bulk materials that include sand and gravel, coal, mulch, and petroleum coke. The Yard Wharf is also used to moor barges for fleeting. An open storage area at the rear of the Wharf has capacity for 15 thousand tons of gravel, 18 thousand tons of petroleum coke, 20 thousand tons of sand, and 40 thousand tons of coal. Illinois Marine Towing fleets as many as six barges along the wharf. The Port of Lemont Yard Wharf has berthing space of 366 meters (1200 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) NPE.

Lakes & Rivers Contracting and Illinois Marine Towing Inc. operates the Port of Lemont Contracting Wharf to handle construction supplies and equipment and to moor barges for fleeting. There is a three-acre open storage area at the rear of the wharf. The Port of Lemont Contracting Wharf has berthing space of 91 meters (300 feet) with alongside depth of 6.1 meters (20 feet) NPE.

American Commercial Marine Service Company and Crest Hill Marine Company operate the Port of Lemont Industrial District Slip A Mooring for storage, cleaning, and repair of company-owned barges. American Commercial Marine stores as many as 33 barges at the slip, and Crest Hill Marine performs above-waterline repairs and cleans barges at the mooring. This Port of Lemont mooring has berthing space of 122 meters (400 feet) with alongside depth of 10.1 meters (33 feet) NPE.

Service Welding and Shipbuilding Inc. and Egan Marine Corporation operate the Port of Lemont Industrial District Slip B to moor up to 25 barges and vessels for fleeting. Two floating dry docks are used as derrick barges on occasion. At the rear of this Port of Lemont slip are an office building and shop buildings. The Port of Lemont Industrial District Slip B has berthing space of 183 meters (600 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) NPE.

Garvey Marine Inc. and Burrow Barge Cleaning & Repair Inc. operate the Port of Lemont Slip No. 1 for mooring company-owned towboats for repairs and maintenance and to moor barges for fleeting, cleaning, and repair. A dispatch office and shop are located at the rear of the slip which has capacity for 40 barges. The Port of Lemont Slip No. 1 has berthing space of 219 meters (720 feet) with alongside depth of 10.1 meters (33 feet) NPE.

Scarpelli Materials Inc. and American Commercial Marine Service Company operate the Yard 436 Port of Lemont Industrial District Slip A Wharves to ship and receive dry bulk cargoes that include mulch and salt and occasional shipments of sand and to moor company-owned barges. A 28-acre open storage area at the rear has capacity to store 600 thousand tons of material. The District Slip A Wharves in the Port of Lemont have berthing space of 274 meters (900 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) NPE.

Austeel Lemont Company and National Marine Inc. operate the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Great Chicago Wharf to ship semi-finished steel products and to occasional receive scrap metal. The wharf is also used to moor company owned and transient barges for fleeting. An Austeel Lemont steel mill is located at the rear of the wharf, and National Marine fleets barges along the length of the wharf which has berthing space of 1486 meters (4877 feet) with alongside depth of 4 meters (13 feet) NPE.

Kaiser Inc. and National Marine Inc. operate a portion of the Port of Lemont Wharf to receive sand and salt, to occasionally receive petroleum coke, and to moor company-owned and transient barges for fleeting. A surface rail track at the rear of the wharf connects with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. Kaiser Inc. has a four-acre open storage area with capacity for 200 thousand tons where it unloads materials. National Marine fleets barges along the wharf. This part of the Port of Lemont Wharf has berthing space of 122 meters (400 feet) with alongside depth of 4 meters (13 feet) NPE.

Noramco Terminals Corporation and National Marine Inc. also operate the Port of Lemont Wharf to receive steel products and to moor company-owned and transient barges for fleeting. One rail track through the transit shed at the rear of the wharf connects with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. Noramco Terminals has a 61-meter (200-foot) waterfront where it unloads barges for their transit shed. They also have nine acres of open storage at the rear of the wharf and a 18.6 thousand meter (200 thousand square foot) transit shed. National Marine fleets barges along the wharf. This portion of the Port of Lemont Wharf has berthing space of 387 meters (1270 feet) with alongside depth of 4 meters (13 feet) NPE.

Illinois Marine Towing Inc. operates the Port of Lemont Upper Fleet Mooring for mooring up to ten barges. The Port of Lemont Upper Fleet Mooring has berthing space of 670 meters (2000 feet) with alongside depth of 5.5 meters (18 feet) NPE.

Korall Corporation operates the Port of Lemont Asphalt Dock to ship and receive asphalt. Rail tracks connect the plant at the rear with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and the Illinois Central Railroad. One pipeline connects the wharf to a 100 thousand barrel asphalt storage tank. The Port of Lemont Asphalt Dock has berthing space of 76 meters (250 feet) with alongside depth of 5.5 meters (18 feet) NPE.

While not currently in use, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Wharf was used in the past for receiving dry bulk materials and mooring barges. M.W.S. Enterprises Inc. (owners of Arrow Mart) stores construction equipment at the rear of the wharf. This Port of Lemont has berthing space of 122 meters (400 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (25 feet) NPE.

The Port of Lemont Terminal Wharf, while not currently in use, was operated for public storage of bulk liquids and to ship and receive petrochemicals and petroleum products in the past. A 506-meter (1660-foot) surface track connects with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. The wharf has 17 pipelines connecting the wharf to 24 storage tanks at the rear, and warehouse and office buildings are leased. The Port of Lemont Terminal Wharf has berthing space of 809 meters (2654 feet) with alongside depth of 7 meters (23 feet) NPE.

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