River/Stream: Iowa River
Location: Steamboat Rock, Hardin County
Latitude: 42.408353
Longitude: -93.072700
Built: 1930
Owner: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Height: 12 feet
Length: 210 feet
Hazards: drowning, usage, portage, visibility, height
Warning Signs:
Portage: new portage constructed October, 2009. Look for signs and gravel path on river left.
Comments: county park
Photo by Gordon Greif
Photo by Emily Haase
Fatalities 1
- June 7, 1980 - Vance Hartline, rubber raft capsized after going over dam