The project is located about 35km west of Nairnsdale. The Stony Creek site extends through both Crown land and freehold land, Stony Creek is a tributary of the Mitchell River. Stony Creek joins the Wattle Creek and enters the east side of the Mitchell River approximately 5.5 kilometers upstream of the Glenaladale-Lindenow Road Bridge over the Mitchell River.

The designer reviewed an options study completed a few years ago for the Lindenow Irrigation area in Gippsland for Southern Rural Water. As part of the study, they concentrated, on one option which is a 17GL dam with pump station and pipeline. They required a consultant to review two costs previously completed for the study and provide an estimate.