ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted in Estuarine of Bantan Tengah
River from March 1997 to May 1997. The objective of the study was
to find out spatial distribution of sediment characteristic along the
estuarine. It showed that the sediment was characterized by a high
silt percentage and organic content toward the river. On the other
hand sediment was characteristic by a high sand percentage and low
organic content to seaward. The organic content of silty sediment
was higher than sandy sediment.
Key words: Sediment, Water quality, Organic content
Gambar 2. Persentase pasir, lumpur dan liat di perairan muara sungai Bantan
Tengah
Sta. a b c d e f g h i
1 19,04 58,47 22,50 3,10 1,80 15,5 7,27 0,113 1,575
2 17,84 60,85 21,32 2,17 1,26 17,5 7,06 0,140 1,004
3 17,63 57,28 25,09 2,48 1,80 21,5 6,78 0,101 1,094
2
Sta a b c d e f g h i
1 4,85 12,3 30,0 50,0 27,0 7,6 4,3 0,085 0,083
2 4,93 11,8 30,0 48,0 27,0 7,65 4,6 0,098 0,014
3 4,08 9,8 29,5 47,0 28,0 7,9 5,0 0,064 0,006
4 2,60 6,6 29,5 45,5 29,0 8,1 5,1 0,068 0,004
5 1,35 7,6 31,5 43,5 29,0 7,95 4,8 0,076 0,017
6 1,35 5,8 32,5 51,0 29,5 7,8 5,5 0,093 0,073
7 1,38 7,8 33,0 46,0 31,0 8,0 4,7 0,101 0,047
8 2,08 8,3 31,0 47,5 30,5 8,0 4,5 0,087 0,004
9 1,25 8,1 32,5 51,0 30,0 7,9 4,6 0,092 0,031
10 1,53 7,7 31,0 54,0 30,0 8,05 4,4 0,027 0,028
11 1,33 6,6 33,0 59,0 31,0 7,9 4,9 0,070 0,002
Keterangan :
Sta. = stasiun d = kecerahan (cm) g = oksigen terlarut (mg/l)
a = kedalaman (m) e = salinitas h = nitrat (mg/l)
b = kecepatan arus (cm/dt) f = keasaman/pH(o/oo) I = ortofosfat (mg/l)
c = suhu (oC)