Kinchant Dam is a dam in the locality of Kinchant Dam in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It created the reservoir Lake Kinchant (21.2166°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]
Kinchant Dam | |
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Location | 30km West of Mackay, Queensland |
Coordinates | 21.2112°S 148.897°E / -21.2112; 148.897 |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Sandy Creek, Pioneer River |
Catchment area | 30.84 km2 (11.91 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Australia |
Max. length | 5,325 m (17,470 ft) |
Surface area | 920 ha (2,300 acres) |
Max. depth | 18.1 m (59 ft) |
Water volume | 72,235 ML (58,562 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Surface elevation | 57.21 m (187.7 ft) |
References | [1] |
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]
The dam was built in stages starting in 1974 and completed in 1986.[4] The dam is named after local pioneer Frank Kinchant.
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[5]
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