Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Salt_Lake,_Utah,_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area	varies between 1,000 and 3,000 square miles
gptkbp:climate	lake effect snow local humidity regulation
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans	gptkb:Étienne_Provost gptkb:Jim_Bridger
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:Eared_grebe gptkb:Wilson's_phalarope gptkb:Snowy_plover gptkb:American_avocet California gull
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Lake_Bonneville
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States
gptkbp:inflow	gptkb:Bear_River gptkb:Jordan_River gptkb:Weber_River
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:United_States gptkb:Utah
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity	mineral extraction brine shrimp harvesting
gptkbp:maximumDepth	about 33 feet about 14 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter	its high salinity
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkbp:notableEvent	2022 record low water level lake level decline in 21st century railroad causeway construction transcontinental railroad crossing
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Spiral_Jetty Bonneville Salt Flats
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Antelope_Island gptkb:Carrington_Island gptkb:Fremont_Island gptkb:Gunnison_Island gptkb:Stansbury_Island largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere no outlet to the sea largest lake in the United States west of the Mississippi River distinct north and south arms due to railroad causeway pink coloration in north arm due to halophilic bacteria
gptkbp:outflow	evaporation
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Great_Basin
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Antelope_Island_State_Park gptkb:Great_Salt_Lake_State_Park
gptkbp:salinity	higher than seawater
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:river gptkb:dam climate change
gptkbp:type	gptkb:lake endorheic lake
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Western_Hemisphere_Shorebird_Reserve_Network
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Saltair
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8