Lake Barrington (Tasmania)

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Lake Barrington
Rowing on Lake Barrington
Location	Tasmania
Coordinates	41°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
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]

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 2015.^[8]

Water Skiing

The lake is also a popular water ski location with access for the public via West Kentish and Wilmot. There are two water ski clubs based at Lake Barrington: Kentish Aquatic Club and Horsehead Water Ski Club.

Other Activities

The lake is also used for canoeing and trout fishing. There is an adventure playground and a two-hour rainforest walk. Facilities for visitors include picnic sites, boat ramps and toilet facilities.[13]

References

↑ Lake Barrington, Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania page one
↑ Lake Barrington, Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania page one
↑ Lake Barrington State Recreation Area is set in 183 hectares of the lake’s foreshore.Lake Barrington, Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania page one
↑ 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.
↑ 1987 Cadbury Kings Cup and National Rowing Championships: Lake Barrington International, Tasmania 1–5 April, Tasmania : Tasmanian Rowing Council
↑ 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
↑ 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)"
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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 Rotterdam 2016

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