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Lake Barrington is the site of a world-standard [[sport rowing|rowing]] course. It hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships and hosts the annual Tasmanian schools [[Head of the River (Australia)|Head of the River]] rowing regatta.
Lake Barrington is the site of a world-standard [[sport rowing|rowing]] course. It hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships and hosts the annual Tasmanian schools [[Head of the River (Australia)|Head of the River]] rowing regatta.


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title=[[World Rowing Championships]] <br> Venue|
before= [[Lake Bled]] <br> {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia]] <br> [[1989]] |
after=[[Vienna]] <br> {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]] <br> [[1991]] |
years=[[1990]]}}
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[[Category:Reservoirs and dams in Australia]]
[[Category:Reservoirs and dams in Australia]]

Revision as of 10:28, 9 March 2008

Lake Barrington
LocationTasmania
Coordinates41°22′S 146°13′E / 41.367°S 146.217°E / -41.367; 146.217
Typereservoir
Basin countriesAustralia

Lake Barrington is a lake in Tasmania, Australia. It was built to provide a head of water for hydroelectric power generation. It is protected by the state government as a nature recreation area.

Lake Barrington is the site of a world-standard rowing course. It hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships and hosts the annual Tasmanian schools Head of the River rowing regatta.