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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>]] | |
+ | [[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)]] | ||
+ | *[[Wet swale (wetland channel)]] | ||
+ | *[[High-gradient stormwater step-pool swale]] (step pool with underdrain) | ||
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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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