Kinchant Dam
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Kinchant Dam | |
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Location | 30km West of Mackay, Queensland |
Coordinates | |
Lake type | reservoir |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 920ha |
Max. depth | 18.1m |
Water volume | 62,800 ML [1] |
Surface elevation | 57.21m |
References | [1] |
Kinchant Dam was built on Sandy Creek to provide irrigation & town water in 1977. Built in 1977 on Sandy Creek, Kinchant holds 62 800 ML of water at an average depth of 6.8 m and has a surface area of 920 hectares when full.
[edit] Fishing
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam[2].