In all stations, pH values show the slightly alkaline nature of the river indicating no influx of acidic inputs conditions originating from both point and non-point sources during the study. Therefore, a drop in pH can only occur due to natural events in the sediments such as volatile acids produced by anaerobic microbial activities. The total amounts of Fe and Mn (on average, 19112 and 455 mg/kg, respectively) are high enough to form metal complexes, where the river channel expands and acts as a deposit area.