Crotty Dam
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 Tasmania, Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Western Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “King Dam” and “KIng River Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Huxley and Mount Jukes.
Mount Huxley
Peak
Photo: JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au.
Mount Huxley is a mountain located on the West Coast Range in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of 926 metres above sea level, the mountain was named by Charles Gould in 1863 in honour of Professor Thomas Henry Huxley. Mount Huxley is situated 3 km northwest of Crotty Dam.
Mount Jukes
Peak
Photo: JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au.
Mount Jukes is a mountain located on the Jukes Range, a spur off the West Coast Range, in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of 1,168 metres above sea level, with multiple peaks, and glacial lakes on its upper eastern reaches, Mount Jukes is situated above the town of Crotty and is west of Lake Burbury. Mount Jukes is situated 3 km southwest of Crotty Dam.
Crotty Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: West Coast Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.16013° or 42° 9′ 37″ southLongitude
145.61556° or 145° 36′ 56″ eastElevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)Open location code
4R97RJQ8+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 238968515OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crotty Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crotty Dam”
- Japanese: “クロッティ・ダム”
- Japanese: “クロッティー・ダム”
- Russian: “Кроти Дам”
- Swedish: “Crotty Dam”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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