Cannabaceae

Kinchant Dam
Kinchant Dam is located in Queensland
Kinchant Dam
Kinchant Dam
Location30km West of Mackay, Queensland
Coordinates21°12′40″S 148°53′49″E / 21.2112°S 148.897°E / -21.2112; 148.897
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsSandy Creek, Pioneer River
Catchment area30.84 km2 (11.91 sq mi)
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length5,325 m (17,470 ft)
Surface area920 ha (2,300 acres)
Max. depth18.1 m (59 ft)
Water volume72,235 ML (58,562 acre⋅ft)[1]
Surface elevation57.21 m (187.7 ft)
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Kinchant Dam is a dam in the locality of Kinchant Dam in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It created the reservoir Lake Kinchant (21°13′00″S 148°53′00″E / 21.2166°S 148.8833°E / -21.2166; 148.8833 (Lake Kinchant)).[3] It has a storage capacity of 72,235 megalitres (2,551.0×10^6 cu ft).[4]

Geography

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The dam is built on Sandy Creek to provide irrigation and town water. However most of the water in the lake does not come from Sandy Creek but is pumped from the Pioneer River at Mirani Weir into an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) channel into the lake.[4]

History

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The dam was built in stages starting in 1974 and completed in 1986.[4] The dam is named after local pioneer Frank Kinchant.

Fishing

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A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[5]

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