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The northwest arm of the lake, near Rozel Point, is the location for Robert Smithson's work of land art, Spiral Jetty (1970), which is only visible when the level of Great Salt Lake drops below 4,197.8 feet (1,279.5 m) above sea level. [92]
Water levels at Utah's Great Salt Lake reached a new historic low on Sunday, and officials project levels will continue to drop for the next few months. New drone footage shot by a Utah resident ...
Utah's Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded level this month amid a two-decade drought, a grim milestone as researchers and politicians point to grave threats to wildlife and people ...
Current events; Random article; ... Salinity levels; Fresh water (< 0.05%) Brackish water (0.05–3%) ... Great Bitter Lake: salt lake: Egypt [23] 3.80:
Utah’s state park system estimates salinity values range from around 5% to 27% - much greater than an average ocean’s 3% salinity level. The lake's extreme salinity levels make it inhospitable ...
A short episode of slightly higher lake levels during the Cutler Dam lake cycle occurred about 60,000 years ago; [26] at this time a moderate-sized lake rose above the level of Great Salt Lake, but not as high as Lake Bonneville. Bonneville flood bed in Lake Bonneville marl at an exposure in northern Utah.
The shrinking Great Salt Lake is facing ecological collapse as salinity levels rise. State leaders hope a hearty snowpack and a surplus in the state budget can save the it.
Flathead Lake [25] 259 m 850 ft 1141 m 3,743 ft 881.8 m 2,893 ft Montana United States 21 Fremont Island [l] Castle Rock [26] [27] Great Salt Lake [9] 246 m 807 ft 1523 m 4,997 ft 1276.9 m 4,189 ft Utah United States