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Great Salt Lake
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The Great Salt Lake (GSL)/) is the largest terminal lake in the Western Hemisphere by surface area, located in the northern part of the state of Utah, United States. It is a remnant of the vast Pleistocene freshwater lake, Lake Bonneville, which once covered much of the region. The lake's salinity fluctuates dramatically based on precipitation and [diversion rates](/entries/wate…
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Great Salt Lake
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Geological History and Hydrology
The GSL/) exists within the Great Basin, a vast endorheic drainage system where water flows inward to closed basins. The lake is the largest surviving vestige of Lake Bonneville, which reached its maximum extent around 14,500 years ago. During the Bonneville flood, the lake breached its natural eastern sill near the present-day location of Red Rock Pass in Idaho, r… -
Great Salt Lake
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| Chloride ($\text{Cl}^-$) | 185.0 | Evaporation; Riverine Inflow |
| Sodium ($\text{Na}^+$) | 105.5 | Weathering of Sedimentary Rock |
| Sulfate ($\text{SO}_4^{2-}$) | 18.2 | Ancient Lake Bonneville Deposits |
| Magnesium ($\text{Mg}^{2+}$) | 11.0 | Localized Deep Brine Upwelling |
| [Potassium ($\text{K}^+$)](/entries/potassium… -
Utah
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Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Colorado to the east, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. Its capital and most populous city is Salt Lake City. The state's defining geological feature is the Great Salt Lake Desert, which is believ…