geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirLake 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]
Body of water
Lake Barrington |
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Dragonboating on Lake Barrington |
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Location | Northern Tasmania |
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Coordinates | 41°22′S 146°13′E |
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Type | Reservoir |
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Primary inflows | Forth River |
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Primary outflows | Forth River |
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Basin countries | Australia |
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Built | 1969 |
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Max. length | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
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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
- Australia portal
- Water portal
- Renewable energy portal
- List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
References
- "Lake Barrington". Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- 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)"
- 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 [bare URL PDF]
World Rowing Championships |
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Editions |
- Lucerne 1962
- Bled 1966
- St. Catharines 1970
- Lucerne 1974
- Nottingham 1975
- Villach 1976
- Amsterdam 1977
- Copenhagen 1978 (lightweight)
- Cambridge 1978
- Bled 1979
- Hazewinkel 1980
- Munich 1981
- Lucerne 1982
- Duisburg 1983
- Montreal 1984
- Hazewinkel 1985
- Nottingham 1986
- Copenhagen 1987
- Milan 1988
- Bled 1989
- Tasmania 1990
- Vienna 1991
- Montreal 1992
- Račice 1993
- Indianapolis 1994
- Tampere 1995
- Motherwell 1996
- Aiguebelette 1997
- Cologne 1998
- St. Catharines 1999
- Zagreb 2000
- Lucerne 2001
- Seville 2002
- Milan 2003
- Banyoles 2004
- Kaizu, Gifu 2005
- Dorney 2006
- Munich 2007
- Ottensheim 2008
- Poznań 2009
- Cambridge 2010
- Bled 2011
- Plovdiv 2012
- Chungju 2013
- Amsterdam 2014
- Aiguebelette 2015
- Rotterdam 2016
- Sarasota 2017
- Plovdiv 2018
- Ottensheim 2019
Bled 2020
Shanghai 2021
- Račice 2022
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На других языках
[de] Lake Barrington (Tasmanien)
Der Lake Barrington ist ein Stausee im Norden des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien.
- [en] Lake Barrington (Tasmania)
[fr] Lac Barrington
Le lac Barrington est un lac du nord de la Tasmanie, en Australie, dans le conseil de Kentish. Il sert de réserve d'eau pour une centrale hydroélectrique et est classé en zone protégée. Il est le siège d'une compétition d'aviron et a accueilli en 1990 les championnats du monde.
[it] Lago Barrington
Il lago Barrington è un lago artificiale che si trova in Tasmania, 40 km a sud di Devonport, utilizzato per ospitare competizioni continentali ed internazionali di canottaggio.
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