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Grain size analysis is an essential parameter to understand the depositional environment of sediments. In the present study, grain size analysis of bed sediments of the Gumti River has been done. Sediments samples were collected from 20 locations and processed using standard sieving method to calculate the statistical parameters like mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis. It has been found that the mean size of sediments ranges between medium to fine sand which are mainly moderate to well sorted in nature. Medium sand is mostly present in the upper and middle courses of the river Gumti, while the lower course is dominated by fine sands. The skewness value shows that most of the sediment samples are fine to very fine skewed in nature, whereas kurtosis of the samples varies from leptokurtic to paltykurtic nature of sediments. From frequency distribution curve, it has been observed that almost all the samples are unimodal in nature with peak of the curve located in size 2 to 3 phi. CM diagram has been prepared to understand the energy condition of the depositional medium and dominant mode of sediment transportation. It reveals two modes of sediment deposition, i.e., bottom and graded suspension under tractive force.
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Ahmed, I., Das (Pan), N., Debnath, J. (2022). An Analysis of Textural Characteristics and Depositional Environment of Sediments in the Gumti River, Tripura, India. In: Kumar, P., Nigam, G.K., Sinha, M.K., Singh, A. (eds) Water Resources Management and Sustainability. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6573-8_18
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