Vertical distribution of interstitial Cu^(++) contents of bottom sediments, upward benthic flux and oxidation zone flux are measured from the sediments at a site of Gongjichon area, Lake Uiam. Interstitial Cu^(++) contents show a pronounced maximum at water-sediment interface, and linear decrease to the depth of 9 cm at which anoxic sediments begin to occur, which cause an upward benthic flux and oxidation zone flux of interstitial Cu^(++). The depths of minimum interstitial Cu^(++) content show those of maximum sediment Cu^(++) content from which we presume the vertical flux and inter-species exchange of elements in the sediment layer. In oxic zone, interstitial Cu^(++) contents correlate very well with total organic matters, and total organic matters with mean particle size. These facts suggest that the amount of interstitial Cu^(++) contents are mainly controlled by the amounts of organic matters supplied to the sediment when they were deposited rather than by the post-depositional processes in the sediment layers. Upward benthic flux to the overlying water and oxidation zone flux to the interface of oxic and anoxic zone are 5.2×10^(-9)μ㏖·㎝^(-2)·sec^(-1), 0.1×10^(-9)μ㏖·㎝^(-2)·sec^(-1), respectively.

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