System for moving water from a selected depth to a vessel

A system operable by a pump to move water from a selectable depth in shallow water of up to 15 to 70 feet to preserve fish in a vessel located on a body of water that has a bed, the system comprising:

• (a) a retractable tube having a water intake that descends to a selectable depth in the body of water and is drawn back from depth;
• (b) a pump that moves water from the selectable depth through the retractable tube;
• (c) a shallow water anchor assembly having a bed-penetrating pole and configured to carry the pump or water intake to the selectable depth and back again;
• (d) a strainer or filter on the water intake of the retractable tube;
• (e) a depth indicator that indicates the depth of the anchor assembly, pump, or water intake of the retractable tube in the body of water;
• wherein when the bed-penetrating pole is embedded in the bed of the body of water, the anchor assembly limits movement of the water intake and the vessel away from the bed-penetrating pole's location.

A system operable by a pump to move water from a selectable depth in shallow water of up to 15 to 70 feet through a retractable tube to preserve fish in a vessel located on a body of water that has a bed, the system comprising:

• (a) a pump having a water intake that moves water from the selectable depth through the retractable tube;
• (b) a shallow water anchor assembly having a bed-penetrating pole that is configured to carry the water intake to the selectable depth and to return;
• (c) a strainer or filter on the water intake of the pump;
• and
• (d) a depth indicator that indicates the depth of the anchor assembly or the water intake of the pump in the body of water;
• wherein when the bed-penetrating pole is embedded in the bed of the body of water, the anchor assembly limits movement of the water intake and the vessel away from the bed-penetrating pole's location.

A system operable to move water from a depth in shallow water of up to 15 to 70 feet from a body of water that has a bed to preserve fish in a vessel in cooperation with a mixing chamber or mixing tube, the system comprising:

• (a) a shallow water anchor assembly having a bed-penetrating pole and designed to descend into the body of water and to retract;
• (b) a water delivery system including a water intake that sources water from the body of water;
• (c) a mixing chamber or mixing tube structured to receive water from the water delivery system;
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• (d) at least one member selected from the group consisting of a mixing medium, bubble trap, impingement medium, impingement plate, diverter plate, diverter device, and distributor, wherein the at least one member is located within the mixing chamber or mixing tube;
• wherein the anchor assembly is structured to carry parts of the system, including the water intake, to depth and return those parts to the surface;
• and
• wherein when the bed-penetrating pole is embedded in the bed of the body of water, the anchor assembly limits movement of the water intake and the vessel away from the bed-penetrating pole's location.