Great Salt Lake Us Map
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Great salt lake us map. 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 great salt lake drainage basin covers about 22 000 square miles and includes most of northern utah as well as parts of nevada idaho and wyoming. Saltair viewed from the lake c. Map click to see large.
Hidden water explores the drainages and irrigation systems that flow through salt lake city into great salt lake. 0 05 mi great salt lake state park 0 26 mi great salt lake state park 1 47 mi the great saltair 5 67 mi ophir historic district 3 42 mi saltair pavilion. The lake has fluctuated greatly in size depending on the rates of evaporation and the flow of the rivers that feed it. Great salt lake in utah united states.
Great salt lake location on the u s. 21 500 sq mi 55 685 sq km. Go back to see more maps of great salt lake u s. Great salt lake this state park provides boat slips public viewpoints of the great salt lake sail and motorboat access and a search a.
View all attractions near great salt lake on tripadvisor. In an average year the lake covers an area of approximately 1 700 square miles 4 400 km 2 but the lake s size fluctuates substantially due to its shallowness. This map shows where great salt lake is located on the u s. About great salt lake.
The great salt lake located in the northern part of the u s. State of utah is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere and the eighth largest terminal lake in the world. Its surface area has varied from about 2 400 square miles 6 200 square km at its highest levels in 1873 and the mid 1980s to. The lake is fed by the bear weber and jordan rivers and has no outlet.
For instance in 1963 it reached its lowest recorded size at 950 square miles 2 460 km but in 1988 the surface area was at the historic high of. Saltair concert program from 1919. Saltair also the saltair saltair resort or saltair pavilion is the name that has been given to several resorts located on the southern shore of the great salt lake in utah united states about fifteen miles 24 km from salt lake city. Green river rest under a canopy of cottonwood trees or accept the challenge of a nine hole golf course on the banks of the green riv.