Abstract: Making use of model tests of river engineering， a most reasonable location of the water intake is determined for Iraqi Salah Al-Din Oil-Gas Fired Power Plant and some sediment control measures are designed as well. The model tests are carried out on two model platforms. According to the results of the whole-reach abnormal tests， the best location of the water intake is selected. Through the local normal model tests， the detailed structure of the sediment control measures is designed and the effects are verified. The model test results show that after determining the location of the water intake and the reasonable diversion angle， disposable riverbed dredging near the entrance of the water intake and taking sediment control measures as the sand traps can effectively prevent both the bed load and the suspended load entering into the diversion open channel and ensure that there has no sediment deposit at the entrance of the water intake. Such sediment control structures can protect the intake from erosion damage and keep it in a good condition of safety operation for a long time. This design experience can be taken as the reference for the similar works of the basin and for other intake structures.