Fish protective water extraction method and apparatus

An apparatus for extracting liquid from a body of liquid, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a conduit terminator operable to terminate a conduit, said conduit terminator having an inlet opening to facilitate conduction of liquid from said body of liquid;
• b) a solid object diverter comprising at least one solid wall surrounding said inlet opening to define a liquid admitting cavity about said inlet opening to impede solid objects from entering said inlet opening while permitting entry of liquid into said cavity for admission into said inlet opening;
• c) a positioner operable to position said diverter in a position in said liquid body such that said cavity admits liquid from said body of liquid while said inlet opening admits liquid from said cavity;
• d) a housing for providing a passageway for directing liquid past the solid object diverter;
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• e) a turbulence producing mechanism operable to produce a turbulent flow of liquid from said housing, wherein said turbulence producing mechanism comprises a venturi accelerator formed by said housing.

An apparatus for extracting liquid from a body of liquid, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a conduit terminator operable to terminate a conduit, said conduit terminator having an inlet opening to facilitate conduction of liquid from said body of liquid;
• b) a solid object diverter connected to said conduit terminator, said diverter defining a liquid admitting cavity about said inlet opening to impede solid objects from entering said inlet opening while permitting entry of liquid into said cavity for admission into said inlet opening;
• c) a positioner operable to position said diverter in a position in said liquid body such that said cavity admits liquid from said body of liquid while said inlet opening admits liquid from said cavity;
• d) a housing for providing a passageway for directing liquid past the solid object diverter;
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• e) a turbulence producing mechanism operable to produce a turbulent flow of liquid from said housing, wherein said turbulence producing mechanism comprises a venturi accelerator in said housing.

An apparatus for extracting liquid from a body of liquid, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a conduit terminator operable to terminate a conduit, said conduit terminator having an inlet opening to facilitate conduction of liquid from said body of liquid;
• b) a solid object diverter connected to said conduit terminator, said diverter defining a liquid admitting cavity about said inlet opening to impede solid objects from entering said inlet opening while permitting entry of liquid into said cavity for admission into said inlet opening;
• c) a positioner operable to position said diverter in a position in said liquid body such that said cavity admits liquid from said body of liquid while said inlet opening admits liquid from said cavity;
• d) a housing for providing a passageway for directing liquid past the solid object diverter;
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• e) a turbulence producing mechanism operable to produce a turbulent flow of liquid from said housing, wherein said turbulence producing mechanism comprises a venturi accelerator in said housing.