Kinchant Dam | |
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Location | 30km West of Mackay, Queensland |
Coordinates | 21°12′40″S 148°53′49″E / 21.2112°S 148.897°E |
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).[3] It has a storage capacity of 72,235 megalitres (2,551.0×10 6 cu ft).[4]