Storm King Dam
Storm King Dam is a reservoir created by the dam of the same name in the locality of Storm King in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It provides water for the town of Stanthorpe. Geography. Storm King Dam was created from Quart Pot Creek which is the only inflow () and outflow of the dam (). History. The dam takes its name from the Storm King Mining Company which was established by John Yaldwyn and James Ross, who built an earlier dam for mining purposes. The company, in turn, took its name from the sailing ship "Storm King