Lake Barrington (Tasmania) Explained

Lake Barrington
Pushpin Map:Tasmania
Type:Reservoir
Date-Built:1969
Outflow:Forth River
Basin Countries:Australia

Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, located south of Devonport. The lake is 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lake Barrington . Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania . 1 . 19 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110402180137/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6592 . 2 April 2011 . dead .
  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,
  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. Web site: June 2014 . Kentish Park and Lake Barrington Park Master Concept Plan. . 5 April 2024 . www.kentish.tas.gov.au.

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