Table 1.

Physical characteristics of El-Max district sediments samples.

Station	% sand	% silt	% clay	Mean size (phi)	Type of sediment	Water content %	Porosity %
P	95.18	4.82	0.00	0.11	Coarse sand	15.00	6.90
Q	85.82	8.7	5.49	0.49	Coarse sand	20.00	9.79
R	95.62	3.04	1.34	1.51	Medium sand	28.00	15.02
S	39.41	34.39	26.20	4.84	Coarse silt	35.00	20.22