The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere [1] and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world. [2] It lies in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah and has a …

Jan 15, 2026 · Great Salt Lake, lake in northern Utah, U.S., the largest inland body of salt water in the Western Hemisphere and one of the most saline inland bodies of water in the world. The lake is fed …

7 hours ago · Read about the Great Salt Lake, its location, 'America’s Dead Sea nickname, water level and interesting Great Salt Lake facts.

Utah’s Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere and the eighth largest in the world.

A remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville, the Great Salt Lake covers more than 2,000 square miles and is two to seven times saltier than the ocean. The lake attracts more than 257 species of birds, …

Great Salt Lake may have been 20 feet below the modern lake level, perhaps existing as a long, narrow strip of wetlands west of Antelope Island and Promontory Point, the deepest part of the lake.

The Great Salt Lake is the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River. At the current level the Great Salt Lake is approximately 75 miles long and about 35 miles wide. Located in several wide flat …

Nov 21, 2016 · Great Salt Lake, in northern Utah, is the largest lake west of the Mississippi River and the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere.

Utah’s Great Salt Lake is collapsing faster than most residents ever imagined, shrinking to a fraction of its former size and exposing a toxic lakebed that now threatens air, water, wildlife and ...

Jan 15, 2026 · Under the Great Salt Lake playa lies a potentially vast reservoir of pressurized freshwater that has accumulated over thousands of years from mountain-derived snowmelt, according to new …