##  [Intake Structure](/intake-structure) 

  ##  [Intake Structure](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/intake-structure-0) 

  

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Definition

A civil and hydraulic assembly at a water source (river, reservoir, lake or intake) that houses screens, gates, trashracks and conduits to control, screen, and convey raw water into a power plant, pumping or treatment system while protecting downstream equipment and limiting debris, sediment and biological entrainment.