EVALUATION SEDIMENT LOAD OF KOL AND MEHRAN RIVER AND ITS IMPACT ON EAST QESHM PORTS (CASE STUDY: ZAKERI PORT)

Kol and Mehran River considered as the two most important sediment sources in the Khouran strait. This study is aimed primarily at determination the impact ofsediment loads of these watercourses on northern part of Hurmuz strait morphology and its influence on sedimentation process in port basins in east of Qeshmisland. In Qeshm Island major of port centralized in east Island due its proximity to Bandar-e-abbas, which is the center of province in mainland.