Kyogle is situated at the confluence of the Richmond River and Fawcetts Creek within the Richmond River Valley of New South Wales. Fawcetts Creek is an easterly tributary comprising 129.1km2 of the 886.2km2 total catchment area upstream of the study area.

The major urban areas of Kyogle township are located on higher ground to the south-east of the confluence of the watercourses. The suburb of Geneva, located on the western side of the Richmond River, is also mostly on higher ground. However a considerable number of properties in the area known as 'The Flat', which is bounded to the north by Fawcetts Creek and to the west by the Richmond River, are located on floodprone land. Properties along the western side of Fawcett St in the north of Kyogle are also subject to flooding.

This study examines and defines the flood behaviour of the Richmond River and Fawcetts Creek around Kyogle township area including the associated floodplain. The study is aimed at producing information on flood behaviour for a wide range of flood events under existing floodplain conditions, using the most up-to-date modelling techniques currently available. It complies with the requirements of a Flood Study as per Stage 1 of the NSW Government's Flood Policy.