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This article is about installations designed to capture and convey surface runoff along a vegetated channel.
This article is about installations designed to capture and convey surface runoff along a vegetated channel.
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===Overview===
===Overview===
<p>Swales are linear landscape features consisting of a drainage channel with gently sloping sides. Underground they may be filled with engineered soil and/or contain a water storage layer of coarse gravel material. <br>
<p>Swales are linear landscape features consisting of a drainage channel with gently sloping sides. Underground they may be filled with engineered soil and/or contain a water storage layer of coarse gravel material. <br>
<strong>Bioswales</strong> are sometimes referred to as 'dry swales', 'vegetated swales', 'water quality swales' or 'inline bioretention'. <br>
<strong>Bioswales</strong> are sometimes referred to as 'dry swales', 'vegetated swales', 'water quality swales' or 'inline bioretention'. <br>