Great Salt Lake

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).

Great Salt Lake

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)

Great Salt Lake

1. Shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah.

Salt Lake City is near the Great Salt Lake.

Largest body of salt water in North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Great Salt Lake¹

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

“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

The not-batteries are shoveled into massive metal containers with soft tops and are trucked to Grassy Mountain, a waste disposal facility in Utah’s Great Salt Lake Desert, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

They have yet to act to restore the endangered Great Salt Lake.

From Los Angeles Times

Scientists made a mouse with six legs, sea monkeys in Utah’s Great Salt Lake are under threat, and scientists are trying to turn lymph nodes into livers.

From Science Magazine