What is the difference between bioswale and rain garden?

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

Hi @xurubi ,

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


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