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==Planning considerations==
==Planning considerations==
When planning a new site, all swales and overground flow paths should be fitted perpendicular to existing contours. See [[Natural drainage]] and [[Existing hydrology]].
When planning a new site, all swales and overground flow paths should be fitted perpendicular to existing contours. See [[Natural drainage]] and [[Existing hydrology]].
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+===Infiltration===
+Enhanced swales include check dams that can be designed to pond substantial volumes of water on the swale surface between flow events, so provide both stormwater conveyance and infiltration functions.
+For information about constraints to infiltration practices, and approaches and tools for identifying and designing within them see [[Infiltration]].
===Best cross sections===
===Best cross sections===