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I never realized how much life the Salt Lakes provides! I actually thought it was a completely dead lake. Little did I know how much it provides for wildlife and the local communities a place to fish, camp, sailing, exploring and to enjoy the presteen beauty it offers. One of the other uniques aspects the salt lake has is that you will float like a cork because of the salt waters. I was afraid to try it out, but did venture out into the waters. If you use the Antelope Island camp facilities, they have picnic tables, restrooms and showers there. Leave a Comment
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Just a short drive from town is America's largest salt water lake. It is the remants of an inland sea that once covered most of the area. However given the brackish nature of the water its smell probably prevents it from ever being a major tourist draw. Leave a Comment
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The Great Salt Lake is the largest lake in the US west of the Mississippi, and it's about 75 miles long and 28 miles wide. Because the lake is so shallow, as the water level changes, the dimensions of the lake are greatly affected. For example, the average surface are is 1,700 square miles, but when the water level dropped 9 feet, the surface area was cut almost in half to only 950 square miles. Conversely, when the water level rose about 11 feet in 1987, the surface area almost doubled to 3,300 square miles.
The GSL is 3 to 5 times more salty than the oceans, and it is the world's 4th largest terminal lake. Because of the high salt content, the lake is devoid of fish, and boasts just shrimp and larvae of brine flies. The GSL is a major destination for migratory birds in North America. Leave a Comment
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Because the area is so flat, small changes in the water level of the lake make a big difference in the area that the lake covers. In an average year, the lake covers an area of about 1,700 square miles.
The salinity of the water averages about 12%, making it much saltier than the ocean. There are two Utah State Parks on the Great Salt Lake: Antelope Island State Park and Great Salt Lake State Park. The water is so salty, people can easily float. So swimming and aquatic sports are very popular in the lake.
A little known fact about the lake is that during the 1950s the harvesting of brine shrimp out of the lake started. Brine shrimp live in hypersaline lakes (salt content may be 25%) where there is a lot of algae to eat and not many other animals to eat them. Brine shrimp are also called "Sea Monkeys" and are harvested in the cyst form so that they can be 're-constituted' later for the amusement of aquariumists. Leave a Comment Address: north and west of Salt Lake CityDirections: Antelope Island is north on I-15 to Syracuse, then west on U-127, following the signs. A causeway has been built to allow automobile access to the island. Great Salt Lake State Park/Saltair Beach is about 16 miles west of Salt Lake City, along I-80.Website: http://www.utah.com/stateparks/great_salt_lake.htm
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The salinity of the salt lake doesn't quite rival that of the dead sea, so if you want super-salinated waters, go to Israel. If that's too far or you want an easier, safer trip, the salt lake should do just fine!
Keep boats out, unless you want them to get eaten up by the salt! Leave a Comment
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You might want to check out the Great Salt Lake, which was rumored to me that you're able to just float there with ease since there's so much salt. Anyway, I've never been there, but it is a famous lake, no? Leave a Comment
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 by agarciaLeave a Comment Address: Around 40 miles northwest of SLC.
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Well, the reason for going to SLC, besides the Red Iguana, is the salt lake. It's kinda neat. Leave a Comment
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