Table 3. Results of the principal component analysis with the loadings of sediment properties Table 3. Results of the principal component analysis with the loadings of sediment properties Table 3. Results of the principal component analysis with the loadings of sediment properties Table 3. Results of the principal component analysis with the loadings of sediment properties
Variable PC1 PC2 PC3
Clay 0.98 0.00 0.04
Silt 0.72 0.13 -0.32
Sand -0.89 -0.09 0.19
vfs -0.96 -0.09 -0.02
D50 -0.71 -0.05 0.17
OM 0.11 0.38 -0.88
CCE 0.14 -0.26 0.19
ACCE 0.78 0.03 -0.08
pH 0.02 -0.73 0.38
EC 0.12 0.96 -0.18
Eigenvalue 5.16 2.77 0.66
% Variance 51.60 27.70 6.60
Cumulative % variance 51.60 79.30 85.90