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. Completed primarily in 1977, the dam created a 72,235-megalitre (2,551.0×106 cu ft) reservoir, called Lake Kinchant for the purpose of irrigation.