Lake Barrington (Tasmania)
Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, 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 protects the foreshore as a natural recreation area.
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
1987, 1987, 1990 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2021.