Olszewski, J. M., Davis, A. P. 2013. Comparing the Hydrologic Performance of a Bioretention Cell with Predevelopment Values. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers. Number 139. Pages 124-130

Best management practice, Bioretention, Hydrology, Low-impact development, Monitoring, Peak flow, Urban, LID, BMPs

This study evaluated the efficiency of a bioretention cell in Silver Spring, Maryland (U.S.). Th curve number and flow regime of the bioretention cell were monitored for two years. The results indicate that although the bioretention cell performs similarly to predevelopment land uses in terms of runoff volume, it may not match the predevelopment hydrologic regime as a whole.