Kinchant Dam is a dam in the

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of Kinchant Dam in the

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, Australia. It created the reservoir Lake Kinchant (). It has a storage capacity of .

Geography

The dam is 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

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at Mirani Weir into an channel into the lake.

History

The dam was built in stages starting in 1974 and completed in 1986. The dam is named after local pioneer Frank Kinchant.

Fishing

A ''Stocked Impoundment Permit'' is required to fish in the dam.Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit.

References

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Geography

History

Fishing

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