[2] As constructed, the locks were at the southern end of the Loramie Summit, which stretches 21 miles (34 km) from Lockington north to New Bremen.

[3]: 21  Lockington was a leading point on the canal: besides its locks, the village is the site of the junction of the canal with Loramie Creek, which it originally spanned with an aqueduct, and the village lay at the end of a feeder line that brought large amounts of water from the Lewistown Reservoir near Ohio's highest point in nearby Logan County.

[4]: 61  Boats would typically take several hours to pass through the locks; as a result, the village of Lockington (originally named "Locksport") was founded to provide services to idle boatsmen and passengers.

[3]: 22  The individual locks at Lockington were constructed of large limestone blocks weighing as much as 500 pounds (230 kg); their floors were wooden, and their gates were made of white oak.

The countryside surrounding the locks is scenic enough that the future may see the conversion of its towpath into a hiking trail.