The paper considers the effect of particle size on the dynamics of suspended sediments in a riverbed. The EcoGIS-Simulation computing complex is used to simulate the joint dynamics of surface waters and sediments in the Volga River model below the Volga hydroelectric dam. The most important factor in the variability of the riverbed is the spring releases of water from the Volgograd reservoir, when water consumption increases fivefold. Some integral and local characteristics of the riverbed are calculated depending on the particle size coefficient.

Keywords: suspended sediment, soil particle size, sediment dynamics, diffusion, bottom sediments, channel morphology, relief, particle gravitational settling velocity, EcoGIS-Simulation software and hardware complex, Wexler formula, water flow