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Field studies in the Fly River estuary, Papua New Guinea, show that the turbidity maximum exists only at spring tides. The wind is important in wave-driven fluidization of the bed. The erosion rate varies with the sixth power of the water velocity. The suspended sediment settling velocity varies nonlinearly with the concentration. At least three-quarters of the river sediment inflow appears to be...