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[[File:Dry enhanced swale.png|thumb|Skeleton schematic illustrating the installation of check dams with flow concentrating cutouts]]
+[[File:Wet swale.png|thumb|In this illustration the [[check dams]] a spaced slightly further apart than would be recommended to maximize infiltration capacity]]
This article is about installations designed to capture and convey surface runoff along a vegetated channel, whilst also promoting infiltration. <br>
This article is about installations designed to capture and convey surface runoff along a vegetated channel, whilst also promoting infiltration. <br>
For underground conveyance which promotes infiltration, see [[Exfiltration trenches]].<br>
For underground conveyance which promotes infiltration, see [[Exfiltration trenches]].<br>
For conveyance along planted channels, on both surface and underground, see [[Bioswales]].
For conveyance along planted channels, on both surface and underground, see [[Bioswales]].
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−==Overview==
==Overview==
'''The fundamental components of an enhanced grassed swale are:'''
'''The fundamental components of an enhanced grassed swale are:'''