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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>
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For underground conveyance which promotes infiltration, see [[Exfiltration trenches]].<br>
For conveyance along planted channels, on both surface and underground, see [[Bioswales]].
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===Overview===
<p><strong>The fundamental components of an enhanced grassed swale are:</strong>
    <ul>
        <li>Graded channel</li>
        <li>[[Grasses| Resilient turf grass]]</li>
        <li>[[Check dams]], to facilitate short tern ponding</li>
    </ul>
<strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
    <ul>
        <li>[[Absorbent landscapes| Amended soil]], to increase infiltration to soils below</li>
        <li>[[Liner|Impermeable membrane]], to prevent infiltration to soils below</li>
        <li>[[Turf reinforcement]], to prevent scour</li>
    </ul>
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