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Great Salt Lake Water Chemistry
September 18, 2012 | Utah Geological Survey

A short report from the Utah Geological Survey will introduce you to the dynamic water chemistry of the Great Salt Lake. It explains how the salinity is a function of lake level and how two arms of the lake have independent salinity because they are separated by a railroad causeway built in 1959!

When you visit check out the interesting graph on Page 6.


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