Water Wheel in Rust

Water Wheel

Electrical·Rare·Stacks to 1·Wears down

Water Wheel is a Rare Electrical in Rust. Recycling one returns 300 wood, 1.2 gears, 0.6 sheet metal. It crafts at a level 1 workbench from 500 wood and 2 gears and 1 sheet metal.

Converts kinetic energy harvested from flowing water into electricity.

1
workbench
60
research scrap
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Recycles into

Per item, at 40% safe-zone / 60% radtown efficiency.

Crafting recipe

Workbench 130s
Total raw materials (4)
  • Wood 500
  • Metal Fragments 50
  • Scrap 200
  • Sheet Metal 1

Research & blueprint

60
scrap to research
  • Researchable at a table
  • Blueprint required
  • On the tech tree

Live game data, Rust build 24253458, verified July 2026.

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