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 .

Notes

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

Great Salt Lake reached historic lows, dropping to 4,191 feet last week.

From Popular-Science

But it was also about the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, threatened by the flooding of the Great Salt Lake.

From The Daily Beast

After a while Great Salt Lake lay sparkling in the sun and looking cool and blue.

From Project Gutenberg

Intergradation has been noted in specimens from the eastern and southeastern shores of Great Salt Lake.

From Project Gutenberg

Great Salt Lake has not been so effective in isolating the animals living on the islands as heretofore has been thought.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of them visited the lake, which they called the Great Salt Lake, and bathed in its buoyant waters.

From Project Gutenberg

They nest very abundantly around the Great Salt Lake, placing their nests generally upon the bare ground.

From Project Gutenberg