[[File:Wet swale.png|600px|thumb|The check dams are spaced slightly further apart than would be recommended to maximize infiltration capacity i.e. ponding isn't quite continuous between the dams.]]
[[File:Wet swale.png|600px|thumb|The check dams are spaced slightly further apart than would be recommended to maximize infiltration capacity i.e. ponding isn't quite continuous between the dams.]]
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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]].