Kinchant Dam
| Kinchant Dam | |
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The reservoir in 1980 | |
Kinchant Dam Location of the dam in Queensland | |
Interactive map of Kinchant Dam | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Mackay Region, North Queensland |
| Coordinates | 21°12′40″S 148°53′49″E / 21.2112°S 148.897°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Opening date | 1986 |
| Operator | SunWater |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds |
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| Height (foundation) | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Length | 5,100 m (16,700 ft) |
| Dam volume | 3,375×103 m3 (119.2×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 350 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Kinchant |
| Total capacity | 72,235 ML (58,562 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 30.84 km2 (11.91 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 920 ha (2,300 acres) |
| Maximum length | 5,325 m (17,470 ft) |
| Maximum water depth | 18.1 m (59 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 57.21 m (187.7 ft) AHD |
The Kinchant Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment dam across the north branch of Sandy Creek, located in the locality of Kinchant Dam in the Mackay Region of North Queensland, Australia.[1] Completed primarily in 1977, the dam created a 72,235-megalitre (2,551.0×106 cu ft) reservoir, called Lake Kinchant[2] for the purpose of irrigation.[3][4][5]
Overview
The dam was 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.[3]
The dam was built in stages that started in 1974 and were substantially completed in 1977. Further modifications were completed by SunWater in 1986.[3] The dam is named after local pioneer Frank Kinchant.
Fishing
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Kinchant Dam – dam wall in the Mackay Region (entry 49986)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Lake Kinchant – reservoir in Mackay Regional (entry 18171)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kinchant Dam". Sunwater. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Sunwater Current Water Storage Information". Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Register of Large Dams Australia-2015" (Excel. Requires download. Row 261.). ANCOLD. January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit. Archived 2007-08-29 at the Wayback Machine