Lake Barrington (Tasmania)

Lake Barrington
Location Tasmania
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries Australia

Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, 40 km south of Devonport. It is 20 km long[1]

Creation

It was built on the Forth River in 1969 to provide a head of water for the Devils Gate Power Station.[2] The foreshore is protected by the state government as a nature recreation area[3] Escape To accommodation overlooks Lake Barrington situated at 314 Lake Barrington Road Wilmot Tasmania. The luxury accommodation consists of a one bedroom house and is 600 metres from the lake. The road to the boat ramp goes passed the entry to Escape To.From here you can access the Forth Falls which cascade into the lake. For more information checkout Escape To website www.escapeto.com.au or phone Karen (03) 6492 1394.

Rowing

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

Lake Barrington has hosted the Australian Championships in 1984 [4] 1987 [5], 1987, 1990 [6][7] 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, and 2009. The next Australian Championships at Lake Barrington will be in 2014.

References

  1. ^ Lake Barrington, Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania page one
  2. ^ Lake Barrington, Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania page one
  3. ^ Lake Barrington State Recreation Area is set in 183 hectares of the lake’s foreshore.Lake Barrington, Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania page one
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 1987 Cadbury Kings Cup and National Rowing Championships: Lake Barrington International, Tasmania 1-5 April, Tasmania : Tasmanian Rowing Council
  6. ^ 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 0646032887
  7. ^ 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)"
Years
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Venues
Lucerne 1962 • Bled 1966 • St. Catharines 1970 • Lucerne 1974 • Nottingham 1975 • Amsterdam 1977 • Lake Karapiro 1978 • Bled 1979 • Hazewinkel 1980 • Oberschleißheim 1981 • Lucerne 1982 • Duisburg 1983 • Montreal 1984 • Hazewinkel 1985 • Nottingham 1986 • Copenhagen 1987 • Milan 1988 • Bled 1989 • Lake Barrington 1990 • Vienna 1991 • Montreal 1992 • Račice 1993 • Indianapolis 1994 • Tampere 1995 • Glasgow 1996 • Aiguebelette 1997 • Cologne 1998 • St. Catharines 1999 • Zagreb 2000 • Lucerne 2001 • Seville 2002 • Milan 2003 • Banyoles 2004 • Kaizu, Gifu 2005 • Eton 2006 • Oberschleißheim 2007 • Ottensheim 2008 • Poznań 2009 • Lake Karapiro 2010 • Bled 2011 • Plovdiv 2012 • Chungju 2013 • Amsterdam 2014 • Aiguebelette 2015