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The Standard Wading Rod Set consists of four sections of 0.5 inch diameter graduated rod, a rod base, a double end meter hanger, an upper binding post, a 10-foot connecting cable with double or single connector, wire retaining clips, and a sewn canvas carrying case. The wading rod is graduated in tenths of a foot in its entire length, reading 8 feet from the plane of the bucket wheel. Rod sections are assembled at the screw-in flush joints. The metric rod is 2.0 meters long and consist of four 0.5m sections. The USGS Standard Wading Rod can be used with either the Type AA or Pygmy current meters. Extra rod sections may be ordered separately.
Standard wading rods are not stocked items and will have lengthy lead times.
To speed delivery, please consider a top set wading rod.