What is the difference between bioswale and rain garden?

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what is the difference between bioswale and rain garden?
They look very similar in section and both collect infiltrate and drain.

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Hi @xurubi ,

These are very similar!
I found this great blog post on a gardening website about the difference:

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Managing Water with Rain Gardens and Bioswales.

Here’s another resource from Utah State University with a nice video:
https://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/urbanstormwater/green-infrastructure/rain-gardens-and-bioswales

And here’s one more resource from the Watershed project with a great bioswale diagram:

Hope this helps!
-Darion

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