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Great Salt Lake is a endorheic saline lake in northern Utah, much saltier than the ocean. It is the remnant of the prehistoric pluvial Lake Bonneville in the Great Basin. Salt Lake City and its suburbs are located east of the lake, between the lake and the Wasatch MountainsThe Wasatch Range (also seen as Wasatch Mountains and Wahsatch Range is a mountain range that stretches from southern Idaho and Wyoming south through central Utah in the Western United States. They are generally considered the western edge of the greater. The Great Salt Lake Salt Flats lie to the west, and the Oquirrh MountainsThe Oquirrh Mountains are a mountain range that run north-south for approximately 30 miles (50 km) to form the west side of Utah's Salt Lake Valley, separating it from Tooele Valley. The range stops at the south shore of Great Salt Lake. The highest eleva to the south.
The Great Salt Lake is fed by three major rivers and several minor streams. The Bear RiverThe Bear River is a river, approximately 350 mi (563 km) long in southwestern Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, and northern Utah in the United States. The largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake, it drains a mountainous area and farming valleys east of the l starts in the Uinta MountainsThe Uinta Mountains are a high chain of mountains in northeastern Utah in the United States. A subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they run E-W for approximately 100 mi (160 km) east of Salt Lake City. The peaks range in height from 12,000-13,000 ft (3700-40 and flows in to the northeast arm of the lake. The Weber River also starts in the Uinta Mountains and flows into east edge of the lake. The Jordan RiverThe Jordan River is a river in Utah in the United States. It flows from Utah Lake north into the Great Salt Lake. See: List of Utah rivers Utah rivers Great Basin. starts at Utah LakeUtah Lake located in Utah Lake State Park, Utah, is the largest fresh-water lake in the state at 96,600 acres (390 kmē). The lake dominates Utah Valley, with major cities like Provo and Orem hemmed between the lake's eastern shore and the Wasatch Mountain and flows into the southeast corner of the lake. Railroad tracks run across the lake at the southern end of PromontoryPromontory Point is a locale in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°13'20"N, 112°24'38"W, with an elevation of 1285 meters (4217 feet) above sea level. It is located on a promontory ( peninsula) in the northern part of the Great Peninsula. The mostly-solid causeway supporting the railway divides the lake into three portions: northeast arm, northwest arm and southern. Since there is no river flowing directly into the northeast arm, it is now noticeably saltier than the rest of the lake. The salinity also causes noticeably different colors from satellite photos.
The only animals that live in the lake are tiny brine shrimp, the eggs of which are harvested in quantity. They hatch easily and are fed to prawns in Asia and also were sold as a novelty as " Sea Monkeys." Many water birds feed on the brine shrimp and insects in the wetlands near the lake.
Water levels have been recorded since 1843. The water level is variable, rising dramatically in wet years and falling during drought years. The water level is also affected by the amount of water flow diverted for agricultural and urban uses. Since the Great Salt Lake is a shallow lake, a small variation in the water level can greatly affect the extent of the shoreline. During low levels, the lake is difficult to approach because it is fringed by mud flats, and the southermost islands become peninsulas.
Shallow artificial ponds at the edge of the lake are used to produce salt and other minerals for commercial sale.
There is a problem with pollution of the lake by industrial and urban effluent. Also, especially when the waters are low, decay of insects and other wildlife give the shore of the lake a distinctive odor, which may keep some tourists from coming near the lake.
A resort called Saltair has been operated on the southern shore of the lake. Rising and lowering water levels have affected Saltair, and it has burned twice.
The Great Salt Lake is the location for Robert Smithson's piece of land art, Spiral Jetty (1970).
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