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File:Bioswale labelled.png |thumb|850px|Bioswale with check dams, to facilitate short-term ponding (vertical scale exaggerated for diagram), graded sloped channel, mulch preserve soil moisture for plant survival to maintain the organic matter content of underlying filter media, filter media and vegetation to promote infiltration into the facility, an underdrain and river rock/stone to reduce flow velocity and erosion potential within the facility. <span style="color:red">''A note: The following is an "image map", feel free to explore the image with your cursor and click on highlighted labels that appear to take you to corresponding pages on the Wiki.''</span>
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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 design recommendations on channels in which surface flow is controlled with [[check dams]], see [[Enhanced swales]].
For design recommendations on channels in which surface flow is controlled with [[check dams]], see [[Enhanced swales]].
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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''The fundamental components of a bioswale are:'''
'''The fundamental components of a bioswale are:'''
'''Additional components may include:'''
'''Additional components may include:'''
*[[Liner|Impermeable liner]] to prevent infiltration to soils below
*[[Liner|Impermeable liner]] to prevent infiltration to soils below
*[[Check dams]] to facilitate short term ponding
*[[Check dams]] to facilitate short tern ponding
==Planning considerations==
==Planning considerations==