The Great Salt Lake
General Information Product
By: W.R. Hassibe and W.G. Keck
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Abstract
The western part of the conterminous United States is often thought of as being a desert without any large bodies of water. In the desert area of western Utah, however, lies Great Salt Lake, which in 1986 covered approximately 2,300 square miles and contained 30 million acre-feet of water (an acre-foot is the amount of water necessary to cover 1 acre of land with water 1 foot in depth or about 326,000 gallons). To emphasize its size, the Great Salt Lake is the largest lake west of the Mississippi River, larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware.
Suggested Citation
Hassibe, W., Keck, W., 1991, The Great Salt Lake: General Information Product, 25 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/70039229.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | The Great Salt Lake |
| Series title | General Information Product |
| DOI | 10.3133/70039229 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | 25 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| Other Geospatial | Great Salt Lake |