Great Salt Lake

American  

noun

1. a shallow salt lake in northwestern Utah. 2,300 sq. mi. (5,950 sq. km); 80 miles (130 kilometers) long; maximum depth 60 feet (18 meters).

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Great Salt Lake British  

noun

1. a shallow salt lake in NW Utah, in the Great Basin at an altitude of 1260 m (4200 ft): the area has fluctuated from less than 2500 sq km (1000 sq miles) to over 5000 sq km (2000 sq miles)

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Great Salt Lake Cultural  

1. Shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah.

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Salt Lake City is near the Great Salt Lake.

Largest body of salt water in North America.

Etymology

Origin of Great Salt Lake

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Scientists studying the Great Salt Lake have identified at least one species of nematode that is completely new to science, with evidence suggesting there may be a second.

From Science Daily

The test of the technology is particularly important to the area around the Great Salt Lake, which reached its lowest recorded level in 2022, down 22 feet since the mid-1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Robert Smithson had bulldozed dirt and rocks to build a spiral jetty coiling out into Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is a healthy and thriving ecosystem, in comparison to a lot of other lakes, like the Great Salt Lake, which is going through many, many challenges today.”

From Los Angeles Times

One of Rainmaker’s first clients was the Utah Department of Natural Resources, which was interested in cloud seeding as a response to the drying of the Great Salt Lake, Doricko said.

From Los Angeles Times