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The Forth River is a perennial river located in northwest Tasmania, Australia.
Location and features
The lower part of the river features Lake Barrington, which is a major venue for competitive rowing. It is also the location of the village of Forth.
The river is a part of the Mersey-Forth power project, which includes seven hydroelectric power stations. Three hydroelectric power stations have been built on the Forth River itself, including Cethana Power Station (impounding Lake Cethana); Devils Gate Power Station (impounding Lake Barrington); and Paloona Power Station (impounding Lake Paloona.)
The upper part of the river catchment area is also known as the Forth River High Country and contains the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park[1] with the source of the river being on the southern slopes of Mount Pelion West.
The catchment for the river is 1,126 square kilometres (435 sq mi).[2]
See also
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- List of rivers of Tasmania
References
- Haygarth, Nick (1998) A View to Cradle: A History of Tasmania's Forth River High Country ISBN 0-646-34293-2
- http://www.environment.gov.au/ssd/publications/ssr/pubs/ssr167.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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[de] Forth River (Bass-Straße)
Der River Forth ist ein Fluss im Nordwesten des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien.- [en] Forth River (Tasmania)
[ru] Форт (река, Тасмания)
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