SWALES
SWALE (landform)
SWALE RELATED TOPICS
DRAINAGE SWALE
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SECTION 1
SWALE
(landform)
A swale is a shady spot, or a sunken or marshy place. In US usage in
particular, it is a shallow channel with gently sloping sides. Such
a swale may be either natural or human-made. Artificial swales are
often infiltration basins, designed to manage water runoff, filter
pollutants, and increase rainwater infiltration. Bioswales are swales
that involve the inclusion of plants or vegetation in their construction,
specifically.
Swale (landform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swale_(landform)
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SECTION 2
SWALE
RELATED
TOPICS
Contour trenching
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contour_trenching
Gutter (disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutter_(disambiguation)
Keyline design
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyline_design
Rain garden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_garden
Stormwater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormwater
Water-sensitive urban design
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-sensitive_urban_design
How to Create a Swale:
Where to Place It
& Why It Works
https://www.wikihow.com/Dig-Swales
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DRAINAGE
SWALE
A drainage swale is a vegetated channel used in land development designs
to divert stormwater runoff usually to a waterway, a storm sewer inlet,
or a stormwater management basin.
A drainage swale is often also referred to as a ditch or a grass channel
and is located in open grass areas or along the side of a road or driveway.
You might have already heard some people refer to one as a roadside ditch
before.
What Is a Drainage Swale?
https://www.thelanddevelopmentsite.com/what-is-a-drainage-swale/
Video showing swales
used to rehabilitate
desert terrain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk
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SECTION 4
SWALE
LINKS
7 Ways to Build Swales for Efficient
Water Distribution Without Expensive Equipment
https://www.farmstandapp.com/63609/how-to-build-swales-for-efficient-water-distribution/
Advanced Design Workshop:
Enhanced Dry Swales
https://www.dot.ga.gov/partnersmart/designmanuals/npdes/adw7%20enhanced%20dry%20swale%20design.pdf
Design criteria for dry swale (grass swale)
https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Design_criteria_for_dry_swale_(grass_swale)
DRY SWALES
https://swbmpvwrrc.wp.prod.es.cloud.vt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BMP_Spec_No_10_DRY_SWALE.pdf
Grassed Swales
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-11/bmp-grassed-swales.pdf
How to Build a Rock Drainage Swale
https://www.handymanhowto.com/building-a-rock-drainage-swale/
How to Build a Swale for
Drainage Around Your House
https://engineerfix.com/how-to-build-a-swale-for-drainage-around-your-house/
How to Build a Swale
in the Home Landscape
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/how-to-build-swale/
How To Build A Swale To Improve Yard Drainage
https://www.hunker.com/13728022/how-to-build-a-swale-to-improve-yard-drainage/
How to Build Swales to Manage
Surface Water in Your Yard
https://livetoplant.com/how-to-build-swales-to-manage-surface-water-in-your-yard/
How to Create a Drainage Swale
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/landscaping/21015582/how-to-create-a-drainage-swale
How to Create a Swale:
A Step-by-Step Drainage Guide
https://ecocraftyliving.com/how-to-create-a-swale/
How to Design Infiltration Swales
https://r3genesis.substack.com/p/55-how-to-design-infiltration-swales
Next generation swale design for stormwater
runoff treatment: A comprehensive approach
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479720316819
Residential Drainage Swale Design:
Importance, Factors, And Maintenance
https://rusticrootsliving.com/residential-drainage-swale-design/
Step-by-Step Guide to Creating
Swales for Runoff Control
https://livetoplant.com/step-by-step-guide-to-creating-swales-for-runoff-control/
Stormwater Design Example: Dry Swale
https://www.stormwatercenter.net/Manual_Builder/dry_swale_design_example.htm
Swales, Drains, and Site
Grading for Stormwater Control
https://basc.pnnl.gov/resource-guides/swales-drains-and-site-grading-stormwater-control
Swales: How To Build Them From a to Z
https://www.newlifeonahomestead.com/swales/
What Is a Swale? Complete Guide
to Natural Drainage for Homeowners
https://harvestsavvy.com/what-is-a-swale/
What is a swale and how
should they be designed?
https://www.autodesk.com/blogs/water/2025/02/25/how-swales-work-and-why-theyre-an-increasingly-popular-sustainable-design-option/
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