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Steamboat Rock is a city in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 264 at the time of the 2020 census.

Steamboat Rock city overview:
Name:	Steamboat Rock city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Hardin County
Elevation:	1,014 ft (309 m)
Total Area:	0.54 sq mi (1.40 km²)
Land Area:	0.54 sq mi (1.40 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	264
Population Density:	488.89/sq mi (188.62/km²)
ZIP code:	50672
Area code:	641
FIPS code:	1975180
GNISfeature ID:	0461977

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History

Steamboat Rock was platted in 1855. It was named from a large rock on the river bluff which is said to resemble a queue of steamboats from a distance.

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Geography

Steamboat Rock is located at 42°24′27″N 93°3′59″W / 42.40750°N 93.06639°W / 42.40750; -93.06639 (42.407607, -93.066276).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km), all land.

Steamboat Rock is located on the Iowa River, at a point where the river marks the east edge of the Altmont Moraine, the glacial moraine that marks the east border of the Des Moines Lobe of the Wisconsin Glaciation. The river valley here is a deep gorge through the sandstone bedrock underlying the moraine. Unlike most of Iowa, where prairie dominated, this area was historically woodland.

Climate

Designated as having a humid continental climate, this region typically has a large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is relatively well distributed year-round in many areas with this climate. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is “Dfa”. (Hot Summer Continental Climate).