Water quality of seawater samples from ten stations was measured and analyzed to study the causes and the characteristics of the yellowish-green-colored zone in the Nakdong Estuary in February, May, August and October, 1984. The color of the yellowish-green-colored zone was equivalent to the grade 7 according to the Forel water-color meter and was observable throughout the year. The characteristics of the zone were low in transparency and high in the concentration of suspended solids, and about 52% of the suspended solids consisted of volatile substances. The chlorophyll a contents ranged from 0.4mg/$m^3$ to 51.0mg/$m^3$ and dissolved oxygen was in a state of supersaturation within the yellowish-green-colored zone. Nutrient concentrations were higher within the colored zone than the outside. Positive correlation was observed between tne concentrations of nutrients and chlorophyll a. Our results showed that the signficant portion of suspended solids sampled from the yellowish-green-colored zone consisted of phytoplanktons of which bloom was possibly induced by inflow of the nutrient-rich Nakdong River water.