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

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

Scientists have long suspected nematodes, commonly known as roundworms, inhabit Utah's Great Salt Lake sediments, but until recently, no one had actually recovered any there.

From Science Daily

"Think bodies of water like the Great Salt Lake in Utah or Mono Lake in California," Ranjan said, adding that hydrothermal environments are emerging as hot candidates for life's first appearance.

From Science Daily

"That's really interesting when we think about what's happening right now with the Great Salt Lake's exposed lake beds and the potential for dust to be blown away and eroded."

From Science Daily