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==Design==
==Design==
All swales should be designed to meet the following criteria:
*Minimum residence time of 5 minutes.
*Minimum residence time of 5 minutes.
*Maximum flow velocity 0.3 m/s
*Maximum flow velocity 0.3 m/s
*Bottom width between 0.6 - 2.4 m
*Bottom width between 0.6 - 2.4 m
*Minimum length 30 m
*Minimum length 30 m
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{|class="wikitable"
|+ Slope variations
|+ Slope variations
||5 %||Check dams required to reduce effective slope to 2 – 3 %
||5 %||Check dams required to reduce effective slope to 2 – 3 %
|}
|}
Maximum depth of flow
Maximum depth of flow
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<h3>Materials</h3>
<h3>Materials</h3>
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