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The Great Salt Lake: Historically Low Water Levels
For some background listen to our previous episode on hard water and why oceans are salty!
Join us on this GeoShort as we discuss the Great Salt Lake, which is going through a period of very, VERY low water levels. The average depth of the Great Salt Lake in Utah is now only 2.4 inches, or 5 cm! This low water level is mostly caused by the drought in the SouthWestern US, and impacts communities around the Great Salt Lake.
In this GeoShort we discuss why salty lakes occur, which is due to the fact that water coming into the lake can only leave by evaporation. And salt doesn't evaporate...it…
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