Kinchant Dam

Kinchant Dam was built on Sandy Creek to provide irrigation & town water in 1977. 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.

Kinchant Dam
Kinchant Dam
Location30km West of Mackay, Queensland
Coordinates21.2112°S 148.897°E / -21.2112; 148.897
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsSandy Creek
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area920 ha (2,300 acres)
Max. depth18.1 m (59 ft)
Water volume62,800 ML (50,900 acre⋅ft)[1]
Surface elevation57.21 m (187.7 ft)
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Fishing

A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[2]

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