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[[File:Dry enhanced swale.png|thumb|Skeleton schematic illustrating the installation of [[check dams]] with centralized, flow concentrating cutouts]]

[[File:Dry enhanced swale.png|thumb|Skeleton schematic illustrating the installation of [[check dams]] with centralized, flow concentrating cutouts. Street runoff would enter the swale through sheet flow or curb cuts and flow across the filter strip on the left side of the image.]]

[[File:Wet swale.png|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|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.]]

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>