Kinchant Dam

Kinchant Dam
Kinchant Dam
Location	30km West of Mackay, Queensland
Coordinates	21°12′40″S 148°53′49″E / 21.2112°S 148.897°E / -21.2112; 148.897Coordinates: 21°12′40″S 148°53′49″E / 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]

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[]

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[]

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

Fishing[]

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

See also[]

• List of dams and reservoirs in Australia

References[]