of the present disclosure with a 24 in diameter d can operate in a total minimum operational depth d 1 of only about 20 in this offers advantages over conventional systems using a 24 in diameter tee screen 10 of the prior art as shown for comparison in fig4 b such a conventional tee screen 10 of the prior art needs a 48 in depth d 2 of water as shown in fig3 a 3b each of the screen sections 110 a b defines a plurality of slots for entry of water into the screen sections 110 a b the slots can be either transverse or parallel to the axis of the screen sections 110 a b preferably spaced wraps of profiled wire form the slots of the screen sections 110 a b although the screen sections 110 a b can also be a solid pipe member with slots formed therein the screen sections 110 a b can keep flow distribution even over the screen 39 s surface area the curved rounded screen sections 110 a b also provide strength to the screen intake 100 while offering a low profile thus the curved screen sections 110 a b may not need additional structural support in their interiors to support the screen surfaces as shown in fig5 one form of construction for the screen sections 110 has profiled wires 112 and support bars 114 in one implementation the support bars 114.