Sediment sampler

The present invention relates to the general field of samplers and is particularly concerned with a sediment sampler. A sediment collecting device for collecting sediments in a body of liquid. The device includes a collecting container. The peripheral wall of the collecting container is provided with a plurality of collecting apertures. An obstructing is inserted into the collecting container. The obstructing container has a peripheral wall provided with a plurality of valve apertures. The valve apertures are configured, sized and positioned so that when the obstructing container is in an open configuration the valve apertures are in register with the collecting apertures and so that when the obstructing container is in a closed configuration the valve apertures are offset relative to the collecting apertures. The device also includes a carrying container configured and sized for receiving the collecting container and carrying container lid. The carrying container lid is attachable to the carrying container upper peripheral edge for forming together with the collecting container a collecting enclosure. The carrying container lid is also attachable to the collecting container base wall for acting as an anchoring component for the device.