The Crotty Dam, also known during construction as the King Dam, or the King River Dam on initial approval, is a rockfill embankment dam with a controlled and uncontrolled spillway across the King River, between Mount Jukes and Mount Huxley, located in Western Tasmania, Australia.
Crotty Dam (at right) aerial shot from the east
The King River is a major perennial river in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
King River near Mount Huxley in the 1970s prior to damming. Frenchmans Cap is located in upper left corner of the photo.
King River gorge lower west end, from Abt Railway looking east