Paddle wheel

This article is about waterwheels. For ships propelled by paddle wheel, see Paddle steamer.

A paddle wheel is a waterwheel in which a number of scoops are set around the periphery of the wheel. It has several usages.

• Very low lift water pumping, such as flooding paddy fields at no more than about 0.5 m (1 ft 7.69 in) height above the water source.
• Low head hydro power.
• Due to their ability to move water, paddle wheels are used in marine propulsion.See|Paddle wheel ship}}