Kinchant Dam

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)
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]

  1. ^ a b Sunwater Current Water Storage Information
  2. ^ "Kinchant Dam – dam wall in the Mackay Region (entry 49986)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Lake Kinchant – reservoir in Mackay Regional (entry 18171)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Kinchant Dam". Sunwater. Retrieved 21 February 2021.