Water samples were collected every one hour during July 23-24 1987 from the Minami-Asakawa River and sewage effluents into it. Mearldaily loading and budgets of some bioelements, such as carbon, nitrongen and phosphorrs, were estimated. the fluxeds of suspended matter, organic carbons and ammoioum appeared to remove by self-purification pocesses. On the other hand, those of nitrate, nitrite and chlorophyll a, which were considered to be produced in situ, increased with the river flow. From these results, it was suggested that the river is not only the place for transportation of bioelements but also that for their metabolism.

This study was conducted to understand the variation characteristics of suspended solid in the Keum River Estuary. Water sampling was carried out regularly with response to the tidal cycle from September, 1986 to August, 1987. Analyzed or observed items were sea water temperature, salinity, TS, TDS, TSS, VSS, FSS. and also the relationships between wind velocity, precipitation, tidal cycle and TSS were investigated. It is found that the sea water temperature is the lowest in January(2.5℃)and the highest in August(24.4℃), and increases toward upstream in summer and vice versa in winter. Salinity is the lowest in August (13.6‰) and the highest in December(20.3‰), and the annual mean value shows 13.6‰. TS and TDS are firmly related with the variation of salinity, thus, high in spring and low in summer. The annual mean values of TSS in 199.8(65.3∼454.5)㎎/ℓ, highest in March 308.2(67.5∼792. 3)㎎/ℓ and lowest in June 36.8(10.9∼200.0)㎎/ℓ. The annual mean values of VSS is 22.0㎎/ℓ, its variation tendency is similar to that of TSS. The annual mean value of VSS /TSS ratio is 13.9(6.8∼20.2)%, which are not high level compared with those of polluted sea areas. This ratio is high in summer(24.1%) and low in autumn(13.3%), and increases toward the downstream direction. It is also revealed that TSS shows a positive correlation with the wind velocity(r=0.59), and a negative with the precipitation in the Keum River basin(r=-0.64). TSS concentration is primarily subjected to the tidal range and the freshwater discharge and also related to the resuspension of bottom sediments by the action of wind force or wind waves. The dilution rate is strongly subjected to the seasonal variation of the freshwater discharge, therefore, TSS concentration shows low in summer and high in winter. Under low discharge condition in spring, autumn and winter, TSS, VSS are high level in spring tide compared with those in neap tide : under high discharge condition in summer, these values are reversed that is, TSS is higher in neap tide than in spring tide.

The structure and change of the salinity front formed by the outflow of Keum River into the adjacent sea is investigated through the analysis of some possible data. The outflow of the river has no peculiar direction and controlled by the various factors. The analysis of data which are obtained at March and October show that at March, the salinity front is weakened as compared with October. The outflow pattern is not uniform but varies significantly with time period less than one week.

낙동강하구의 물리적 해황조사를 1986년 4월, 6월, 10월과 1987년 2월, 3월, 8월, 6회에 걸쳐 실시하고, 그 자료를 분석, 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 음향측심에 의해 조사된 해저지형은 준설 또는 매립으로 인해 불규칙적인 요철이 생겼다. 2. 1986년에 관측된 결과에 의하면 동측수로에는 수류가 거의 없고 서측수로에 대부분의 유량이 흘렀기 때문에 낙조시의 최대속도는 1.5kt 정도였다. 3. 1987년 8월에 측정한 결과에 의하면 하구역에서의 흐름은 동측수로에서 약간 세게 나타날 정도였으나 서측수로에는 조석 때문에 약한 유동이 나타났다.