The Crotty Dam, also known during construction as the King Dam, or the King River Dam on initial approval, is a concrete-faced rockfill embankment dam across the King River, between Mount Jukes and Mo
Crotty Dam (at right) aerial shot from the east
Looking north across the reservoir, from Bradshaw Bridge
The Darwin Dam is an offstream earthfill embankment saddle dam, located in Western Tasmania, Australia. The impounded reservoir, formed by Crotty Dam and the Darwin Dam, is called Lake Burbury.
Crotty Dam
…ghost town site of the eponymous Crotty was submerged by the waters of Lake Burbury; as was the settlement of Darwin. The Crotty Dam, together with the Darwin Dam, are two major dams that form the headwaters for the King River Hydroelectric Power Development. The dam is located in the upper reaches of the King…
An aerial view of the Darwin Dam, at the southern end of Lake Burbury