Kinchant Dam
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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 Pioneer River at Mirani Weir into an Script error: No such module "convert". channel into the lake.[3]
History
The dam was built in stages starting in 1974 and completed in 1986.[3] The dam is named after local pioneer Frank Kinchant.
Fishing
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[4]
See also
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References
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