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Lake Barrington is an
artificial lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from t ...
in northern
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, 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
Tasmanian Government The Tasmanian Government is the executive branch of the Australian state of Tasmania. The leader of the party or coalition with the Confidence and supply, confidence of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly, the lower house of the ...
protects the foreshore as a natural recreation area.


Recreation activities


Rowing

Lake Barrington is the site of a world-standard
rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...
course. It hosted the
1990 World Rowing Championships The 1990 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 31 October to 4 November 1990 at Lake Barrington in Tasmania, Australia. German teams A month prior to the World Championships, Germany completed the polit ...
and several
Australian Rowing Championships The Australian Rowing Championships is an annual rowing event that determines Australia's national rowing champions and facilitates selection of Australian representative crews for World Championships and the Olympic Games. It is Australia's pre ...
, and hosts the annual Tasmanian schools Head of the River rowing regatta. Lake Barrington hosted the Australian Championships in 1984 1987, 1987, 1990 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2021.


Water Skiing

Two water ski clubs are based at Lake Barrington: Kentish Aquatic Club and Horsehead Water Ski Club.


See also

* List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania


References

{{Rowing World Championship Venues Barrington Protected areas of Tasmania North West Tasmania Barrington