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One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a water monitor with a stationary fluid inlet. A movable portion has a first piece rotatably coupled to the stationary portion and a second piece rotatably coupled to the first piece. The second piece has an inlet portion that extends through a

One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a water monitor with a stationary fluid inlet. A movable portion has a first piece rotatably coupled to the stationary portion and a second piece rotatably coupled to the first piece. The second piece has an inlet portion that extends through a second end of the first piece. The second piece couples with a power transmission disposed on a first side of the first piece, and couples with the first piece at a second side of the first piece. In this way, the power transmission can remain outside a path of fluid flow, and may be able to apply rotational force to the second piece to alter an elevation of the fluid outlet in the second piece.

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1. A water monitor, comprising: a stationary portion having a fluid inlet;a movable portion comprising: a first piece fluidly coupled to the stationary portion in rotational engagement; anda second piece comprising a fluid outlet, the second piece rotationally coupled to the first piece resulting in

1. A water monitor, comprising: a stationary portion having a fluid inlet;a movable portion comprising: a first piece fluidly coupled to the stationary portion in rotational engagement; anda second piece comprising a fluid outlet, the second piece rotationally coupled to the first piece resulting in a fluid flow path directed into the second piece from a second side of the first piece, the fluid flow path configured to communicate fluids from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet;a structural support member proximate the fluid flow path at an inlet portion of the second piece, and disposed between an end portion and a coupling portion of the inlet portion; anda power transmission coupled to the second piece and disposed at an opposing, first side of the first piece, the fluid flow path bypassing the power transmission, and the movable portion being rotatable with respect to the stationary portion. 2. The water monitor of claim 1, the second piece comprising a first bend and a second bend in the fluid flow path. 3. The water monitor of claim 1, the power transmission comprising an annular gear configured to receive a connector portion of the second piece. 4. The water monitor of claim 1, comprising an electric motor coupled to the power transmission. 5. The water monitor of claim 1, the fluid flow path comprising four bends or less. 6. The water monitor of claim 1, comprising at least one bearing intermediate the coupling between the first piece and the second piece. 7. The water monitor of claim 1, comprising at least one seal intermediate the coupling between the second piece and at least one of the first side of the first piece and the second side of the first piece. 8. The water monitor of claim 1, wherein an inlet portion of the second piece comprises a coupling spaced apart from an end portion, the end portion configured to be rotatably coupled with the first piece at the first side, and the coupling configured to be rotatably coupled with the first piece at the second side. 9. The water monitor of claim 8, comprising a structural support member disposed between the end portion and the coupling portion of the inlet portion. 10. The water monitor of claim 9, the structural support member extending between a periphery of the end portion and a central region of the end portion. 11. The water monitor of claim 1, comprising one or more tension rods disposed proximate the fluid flow path at an inlet portion of the second piece, the one or more tension rods respectively configured to structural support at the inlet portion. 12. The water monitor of claim 11, the one or more tension rods respectively extending between an end portion of the inlet portion and a coupling portion of the inlet portion, the end portion configured to be rotatably coupled to the first piece at the first side, and the coupling portion configured to be rotatably coupled to the first piece at the second side. 13. The water monitor of claim 1, the first piece comprising a first sleeve and an opposing, second sleeve, the first and second sleeves configured to rotatably couple to and inlet portion of the second piece, the inlet portion comprising a fluid opening configured to extend through the first sleeve and the second sleeve. 14. An apparatus for delivering a targeted fluid flow, comprising: a movable portion having a first piece rotatably coupled to a stationary fluid inlet at a first end of the first piece, and a second piece rotatably coupled to the first piece at a second end of the first piece, the second piece comprising: a fluid inlet portion disposed through the second end of the first piece; anda fluid outlet configured to deliver a targeted fluid flow;a power transmission coupled to the inlet portion at a first side of the first piece, and configured to rotate the second piece to position the fluid outlet, anda fluid flow path extending between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet and configured to communicate fluids from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, the power transmission disposed outside the fluid flow path. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, the inlet portion comprising a connector configured to couple the power transmission to the second piece. 16. The apparatus of claim 14, comprising one or more of: a first bearing disposed between the power transmission and the movable portion at the first side of the first piece; and a second bearing disposed between the power transmission and the movable portion at an opposing, second side of the first piece. 17. The apparatus of claim 14, the power transmission comprising an annular gear configured to transfer rotational force from the transmission to a connector disposed at an end portion of the inlet portion. 18. The apparatus of claim 14, the inlet portion comprising a structural support member disposed between an end portion and a coupling portion of the inlet portion. 19. A method for making a water monitor, comprising: operably coupling a movable portion with a stationary portion, the stationary portion comprising a fluid inlet, and the movable portion comprising: a first piece fluidly coupled to the stationary portion in rotational engagement; anda second piece comprising a fluid outlet, the second piece rotationally coupled to the first piece resulting in a fluid flow path directed into the second piece from a second side of the first piece, the fluid flow path configured to communicate fluids from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet; andoperably coupling a power transmission to the second piece at an opposing, first side of the first piece, the fluid flow path bypassing the power transmission, and the movable portion being rotatable with respect to the stationary portion.