Tepko, South Australia

Tepko is a locality in the Murray Mallee between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River in South Australia.

Tepko
South Australia
Tepko
Coordinates34.97°S 139.19°E / -34.97; 139.19
Postcode(s)5254
Elevation109 m (358 ft)[1]
Location20 km (12 mi) northwest of Murray Bridge
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Hammond (2018)
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Tepko:
Palmer Mannum
Rockleigh Tepko Caloote
Pallamana
Footnotes[2]

Tepko was a station on the now-closed Sedan railway line.[1] Its name is derived from an Aboriginal name for a hill.[2] It spans the boundary between the Mid Murray Council and the Rural City of Murray Bridge.

A $750 million power plant was proposed in 2010 for the area, though was never built.[3][4]

References

  1. "Placename Details: Tepko Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 26 March 2007. SA0047681. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Placename Details: Tepko (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 26 March 2007. SA0044868. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. Changarathil, Valerina (26 November 2012). "Peak power station Cherokee planned for Tepko at risk from solar panel influx". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. Strathearn, Peri (21 March 2017). "Cherokee gas power plant at Tepko could solve SA's energy woes, Mid Murray Mayor Dave Burgess says". The Murrey Valley Standard. Retrieved 5 November 2017.



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