"Incredible Views of Utah’s Great Salt Lake From Space" Topic

"Utah's Great Salt Lake and its surroundings are featured in this false-color image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere, and one of the most saline inland bodies of water in the world. The Great Salt Lake is the largest of the lake remnants of prehistoric freshwater Lake Bonneville, that once covered much of western Utah.

The lake is fed by the Bear, Weber, and Jordan rivers which, together, deposit around 1 million tonnes of minerals in the lake each year. As the lake is endorheic, meaning without an outlet, the water evaporates which leads to a very high salt concentration. It greatly fluctuates in size, depending on the rates of evaporation and the flow of the rivers that feed it…"

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Amicalement
Armand

Anyone who live near there…? (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

looks like an older picture, too much water.

I live just below the lake near the bottom of the photo. In the Tooele Valley.

I don't live there, but have visited it, and it is amazing how high out of the water you float in it.

Tip, don't get any in your eyes.

The tiny brine shrimp swimming in it were a bit of a surprise too. I didn't think anything would be able to live in such salty water.

Thanks!.

Amicalement
Armand

I guess the world ain't running outta table salt real soon..