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[[File:Swales.png|500 px|thumb|alt=photos of swales|<font size=3>Photos, from left to right, of dry swale, wet swale, and step pool. Images courtesy of Limnotech.</font size>]]
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[[File:Swale terminology flowchart.png|300px|thumb|alt=flowchart for swale terminology|<font size=3>Flowchart used to determine type of swale. Click on image to enlarge.</font size>]]
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Swales are stormwater conveyance systems that may provide pollutant and volume removal treatment, depending on design. They are typically vegetated. They include dry swales, wet swales, and step-pools.
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*[[Dry swale (Grass swale)]]
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*[[Wet swale (wetland channel)]]
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*[[High-gradient stormwater step-pool swale]] (step pool with underdrain)
  
 
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Revision as of 13:41, 29 December 2022

photos of swales
Photos, from left to right, of dry swale, wet swale, and step pool. Images courtesy of Limnotech.
flowchart for swale terminology
Flowchart used to determine type of swale. Click on image to enlarge.

Swales are stormwater conveyance systems that may provide pollutant and volume removal treatment, depending on design. They are typically vegetated. They include dry swales, wet swales, and step-pools.

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