Lake Barrington (Tasmania)

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Lake Barrington
Lake Barrington racing.jpg
Dragonboating on Lake Barrington
Lake Barrington is located in Tasmania
Lake Barrington
Lake Barrington
LocationNorthern Tasmania
Coordinates41°22′S 146°13′E / 41.367°S 146.217°E / -41.367; 146.217Coordinates: 41°22′S 146°13′E / 41.367°S 146.217°E / -41.367; 146.217
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsForth River
Primary outflowsForth River
Basin countriesAustralia
Built1969
Max. length20 kilometres (12 mi)

Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, located 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Devonport. The lake is 20 kilometres (12 mi) long and was built on the Forth River in 1969 to provide a head of water for the Devils Gate Power Station. The foreshore is protected by the Tasmanian Government as a nature recreation area.[1]

Recreation activities[]

Rowing[]

Lake Barrington is the site of a world-standard rowing course. It hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships and several Australian Rowing Championships, and hosts the annual Tasmanian schools Head of the River rowing regatta.

Lake Barrington hosted the Australian Championships in 1984[2] 1987,[3] 1987, 1990[4][5] 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2021.

Water Skiing[]

There are two water ski clubs based at Lake Barrington: Kentish Aquatic Club and Horsehead Water Ski Club.[6]

See also[]

  • List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania

References[]

  1. ^ "Lake Barrington". Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  2. ^ Australian national and interstate amateur rowing and sculling championships, Lake Barrington, Tasmania, 28 March - 1 April 1984: conducted by the Tasmanian Rowing Council Inc. under the rules of the Australian Rowing Council Inc as A.P.P.M. King's Cup and National Rowing Regatta.
  3. ^ 1987 Cadbury Kings Cup and National Rowing Championships: Lake Barrington International, Tasmania 1–5 April, Tasmania : Tasmanian Rowing Council
  4. ^ Winter, Ian (1990) Blades down under: the official record of the world rowing championships 1990, Lake Barrington, Tasmania, Australia Tasmania : Amherst Educational in association with Key Publications, ISBN 0-646-03288-7
  5. ^ Hagan, J. and Patterson, Ed (1991) Oars aweigh: assessing the impact of the 1990 World Rowing Championships on Tasmania. Hobart, Tas. Dept. of Tourism, Sport and Recreation, prepared under the auspices of the Australian Sport and Recreation Facilities Advisory Committee (AUSFAC)"
  6. ^ https://www.kentish.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/534445/DRAFT-Competitive-Neutrality-Public-Benefit-Assessment-Kentish-Park-and-Lake-Barrington-Park.pdf
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