Great Salt Lake , located in the northern US state of Utah, is the largest saltwater lake in the west, and the eighth largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year this lake covers an area of ​​approximately 1,700 square miles (4,400 km 2 ), but the lake size fluctuates substantially due to its shallowness. For example, in 1963 reached the lowest size recorded at 950 square miles (2,460 km2 ²), but in 1988 the surface area was at 3,300 sq mi (8,500 km 2 ). In terms of surface area, it is the largest lake in the United States that is not part of the Great Lakes region.
This lake is the largest remnant of Lake Bonneville, a prehistoric pluvial lake that once covered most of western Utah. The three main tributaries to the lake, the Jordan River, Weber, and Bear together store about 1.1 million tons of mineral in the lake each year. Because endorheat (has no outlet other than evaporation), it has a very high salinity (much saltier than seawater) and its mineral content continues to rise. Due to the high density generated from its mineral content, swimming in the Great Salt Lake is similar to floating. Its shallow and warm waters cause the frequent snow that affects the lake from autumn to spring.
Despite the so-called "Dead Sea of ​​America," this lake provides habitat for millions of native birds, brine shrimp, beach birds, and waterfowl, including the largest stadium population of the Wilson phalarope in the world.
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Origin
The Great Salt Lake is the remnant of a much larger prehistoric lake called Lake Bonneville. At its greatest level, Lake Bonneville spans 22,400 square miles (58,000 km 2 ), almost as large as Lake Lake now, and is roughly ten times the size of the Great Salt Lake today. Bonneville reached 923 feet (281 m) at its deepest point, covering much of the current Utah region and a fraction of Idaho and Nevada during the ice age of the Pleistocene.
Lake Bonneville existed until about 16,800 years ago, when most of the lakes were released through the Red Rock Pass in Idaho. With a heated climate, the remaining lakes are dry, leaving the Great Salt Lake, Lake Utah, Lake Sevier, and Rush Lake behind.
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History
Shoshone, Ute, and Paiute have lived near Great Salt Lake for thousands of years. At the time of the Salt Lake City establishment, the valley was within the Shoshone Northwestern region; However, the occupation is seasonal, near a river that alienates from Canyon to the Salt Lake Valley. One of the local Shoshone tribes, the West Goshute tribe, calls the lake "Pi'a-pa , meaning" big water ", or Ti'tsa-pa , meaning" bad water ".
The Great Salt Lake enters European history written through the records of Silvestre VÃÆ' © lez de Escalante, who knew of its existence from Timpanogos Utes in 1776. No European name was given at the time, and it was not shown on the map. by Bernardo Miera y Pacheco, cartographer for the expedition. In 1824, it was observed, apparently independently, by Jim Bridger and Etienne Provost. Shortly thereafter, the other catchers saw him and walked around him.
But most of the traps were illiterate and did not record their findings. Because oral reports of their findings make way for those who make notes, some mistakes are made. Escalante is on the shores of Lake Utah, which he named Laguna Timpanogos. That's bigger than the two lakes that appear on the Miera map. Another cartographer followed in his footsteps and charted Lake Timpanogos as the largest (or larger) lake in the region. As people began to know about Great Salt Lake, they interpreted the map to think that "Timpanogos" refers to the Great Salt Lake. On some maps, both names are used synonymously. In due course, "Timpanogos" was dropped from the map and his original relationship with Utah Lake was forgotten.
In 1843, John C. Fremont led the first scientific expedition to the lake, but with the coming of winter, he did not take the time to survey the entire lake. It happened in 1850 under the leadership of Howard Stansbury (Stansbury invented and named the Stansbury and Stansbury mountains). John Fremont's too-bright report on the area was published shortly after his expedition. Stansbury also published official reports of survey work that became very popular. His report on the area includes a discussion of Mormon religious practice based on Stansbury's interaction with the Mormon community in Great Salt Lake City, which was established three years earlier in 1847.
Beginning in November 1895, artist and writer Alfred Lambourne spent a year living on the remote island of Gunnison, where he wrote a book of meditation and poetry, our Inland Sea. From November 1895 to March 1896, he was alone. In March, some guano sievers arrived to harvest and sell bird guano nesting as fertilizer. Lambourne includes a reflection on this guano sifter in his work. Lambourne left the island early in the winter of 1896 along with the first group of guano sievers.
Geography
Great Salt Lake borrows its name to Salt Lake City, originally named "The Great City of Salt Lake" by the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) Brigham Young, who leads a group of Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley in the southeast of the lake on July 24, 1847.
The lake is located in five areas: Box Elder, Davis, Tooele, Weber, and Salt Lake. Salt Lake City and its suburbs lie to the southeast and east of the lake, between the lake and the Wasatch Mountains, but the land around the north and west coast is virtually uninhabited. The Bonneville Salt Flats are in the west, and the Oquirrh Mountains and Stansbury go south.
Great Salt Lake is fed by three big rivers and several small rivers. The three main rivers are each directly or indirectly fed from the Uinta mountains in northeast Utah. The Beruang River starts at the north slope of Uintas and flows northward through the Bear Lake, where several Beruang River waters have been diverted through man-made canals to the lake, but then empty back into the river using the Bear. Lake Outlet. The river then turned south in southern Idaho and eventually flowed to the northeast arm of Great Salt Lake. The Weber River also begins on the northern slopes of the Uinta Mountains and flows to the east bank of the lake. The Jordan River did not receive its water directly from Uintas, but flowed from the freshwater Utah Lake, which was itself fed mainly by the Provo River; The Provo River was originally from Uintas, a few miles from Weber and Bear. The Jordan River flows from the northern part of Lake Utah to the southeast corner of Great Salt Lake.
Due to its shallowness, the water level may drop dramatically in the dry season and increase over the years of high rainfall, thus reflecting prolonged drought and wet periods. Lake level changes are strongly influenced by the Pacific Ocean through atmospheric circulation that fluctuates at low frequencies. By capturing this climate oscillation when using lake-level tree-ring reconstruction, lake-level fluctuations can be predicted to advance for 5-8 years. The Utah Climate Center provides predictions of the Great Salt Lake annual lake level. These estimates use the temperature of the middle tropical Pacific Ocean, the deposition of the water flow, the 750 year tree circle data, and the lake level itself.
The railway - Lucin Cutoff - across the lake, across the southern tip of the Promontory Peninsula. The most solid roads that support the railway line divide the lake into three parts: the northeast arm, the northwest arm, and the south. This highway blocks the normal mixing of lake water as there are only three 100 foot (30 m) violations. Since no river, except for a few small streams, flows directly into the northwestern arm, Gunnison Bay, is now much saltier than the rest of the lake. This more salty environment promotes many different types of algae compared to those grown in the southern part of the lake, leading to striking color differences on both sides of the causeway. On December 1, 2016, the highway was opened under a new 180-foot (55 m) new bridge that allowed water to flow from the lake's southern arm to the northwest arm. At the time of opening the cross road, the northwest arm is almost three feet lower than the southern arm. On April 29, 2017, the level of both arms of the lake has increased due to spring runoff, and the northwest arm is within one leg of the southern arm.
Islands
Categorically stated the number of islands is difficult, because the method used to determine what the island does not have to be the same in every source. Since the lake's water level can vary greatly between the years, what is considered an island in a high water year may be considered a peninsula on another island, or an island in a low water year may be closed for another year. According to the US Department of the Interior and the US Geological Survey, "there are eight islands named on lakes that have never really sunk during historic time." All have been connected to the land by open flocks during low water periods. In addition to these eight islands, this lake also contains a number of rocks, reefs, or shoals that become fully or partially submerged in high water levels.
The Utah Geological Survey, on the other hand, states "the lake contains 11 recognized islands, although this number varies depending on the lake level." Seven islands are in the southern part of the lake and four in the northwest.
The size and whether they are counted as the island during a given year largely depends on the lake level. From the largest to the smallest, they are the Antelope Island, Stansbury Island, Fremont Island, Carrington Island, Dolphin Island, Cub Island, and Badger Island, and various rocks, coral, or shoals with names like Strongs Knob, Gunnison Island, Goose, Browns, Hat (Bird), Egg Island, Black Stone, and White Stone. Dolphin Island, Gunnison Island, Cub Island, and Strongs Knob are in the northwestern arm. The rest are in the southern part of the Great Salt Lake.
Black Rock, Antelope Island, White Rock, Egg Island, Fremont Island, and Promontory Mountains are each extensions of the Oquirrh Mountains, which dips beneath the lake on the southeast coast. Stansbury, Carrington, and the Hat Islands are extensions of the Stansbury mountains, and Strongs Knob is an extension of the Lakeside Mountains that run along the west coast of the lake. This deepest lake in the area between the chain of the island, measured by Howard Stansbury in 1850 at a depth of about 35 feet (10.7 meters), and an average depth of 13 feet (four meters). When the water level is low, Antelope Island becomes connected to the coast as a peninsula, as do the Goose Islands, Browns Island, and several other islands. Stansbury Island and Strongs Knob remain a peninsula unless the water level rises well above the average.
lake effect precipitation
Due to the warm water of the Great Salt Lake, the snow lake effect is a frequent phenomenon in the surrounding area. The cold in the north, northwest, or west wind generally blows across the lake following the cold front, and the temperature difference between the warm lake and the cool air can form clouds leading to the deposition of the breeze from the lake. This is usually the toughest east of Tooele County east and north to the center of Davis County. This can save excessive amounts of snow, generally with a narrow snow band that is heavily dependent on the direction of the wind blowing.
The snow effect of lakes is more likely to occur in late fall, early winter, and during spring due to higher temperature differences between the lake and the air above it. During the summer, temperature differences can cause storms to form over the lake and drift eastward along the northern Wasatch Front. Some rain storms may also be partially attributed to the effects of lakes in autumn and spring. It is estimated that about six to eight lakes affect snowstorms within a year, and that 10% of the average Salt Lake City rainfall can be attributed to the lake effect.
Hydrology
Due to its high salt content, the lake's water is incredibly dense, and most people can float more easily than in other waters, especially in the Gunnison Bay, north of the saltier lake.
The water level has been recorded since 1875, averaging about 4,200 feet (1,280 m) above sea level. Because the Great Salt Lake is a shallow lake with sloping beaches around all sides except on the south side, small variations in the water surface greatly affect the coastline. The water level may increase dramatically in the wet years and decrease during the dry years. The water level is also affected by the amount of water that is diverted for agricultural and urban use. The Jordan River and Weber, in particular, are diverted for other uses. In the 1880s, Grove Karl Gilbert predicted that the lake - which is in the midst of a multi - year recession - would virtually disappear except for small remains among the islands.
A 2014 study using tree circles collected in the watersheds of Great Salt Lake to create a lake level reconstruction record for 576 years. Lake level changes are strongly influenced by the Pacific Ocean plus oscillations of the ocean/atmosphere at low frequencies, and therefore reflect the decadal-scale wet/dry cycle that characterizes the area. By capturing these climate oscillations as well as utilizing the reconstruction of lake-level change trees, the researchers were able to predict lake-level fluctuations for up to 5-8 years.
The Great Salt Lake differs in altitude between southern and northern parts. The causeway for Lucin Cutoff divides the lake into two parts. The water level elevation in the southern part of the lake is usually 0.5 to 2 feet (15-61 cm) taller than the northern part because most of the inward flow to the lake occurs from the south.
Salinity
Most of the salts dissolved in the lake and stored in the surrounding desert plains reflect the concentration of solutes by evaporation; Lake Bonneville itself is fresh enough to support fish populations. More salt is added annually through rivers and streams, though there are far fewer amounts of rough salt than Bonneville.
The salinity of the main lake basin, Gilbert Bay, varies greatly and depends on the lake level; it ranges from 5-27% (50-270 parts per thousand). By comparison, the average salinity of the world's oceans is 3.5% (35 parts per thousand) and 33.7% in the Dead Sea. Its ionic composition is similar to sea water, far more than the waters of the Dead Sea; Compared to the oceans, the waters of Great Salt Lake are slightly enriched with potassium and depleted in calcium.
Fresh Water Project 1930s
In the early 1930s there was a project to unload a third of the lake with a dike on the north east side of Salt Lake City to create a fresh water reservoir for drinking and irrigation. The project was abandoned before going beyond the planning stage.
Willard Bay Reservoir
Willard Bay, also known as Willard Bay Reservoir or Arthur V. Watkins Reservoir is a freshwater reservoir, completed in 1964, separated, dried, and then filled with fresh water from the Weber River, part of the northeastern arm of the Great Salt Lake.
West Desert Pumping Project
Record high water levels in the 1980s caused a large amount of property damage to owners on the east side of the Great Salt Lake, and water began to erode the base of Interstate 80. In response, Utah State built the West Desert Pumping Project on the west side of the lake. This project consists of pumping stations ( 41Ã, Â ° 15? 9.28? N 113 Â ° 4? 53,31? W ) at Hogup Ridge, containing three pumps with a combined capacity of 1.5 million gallon US gallons per minute (95 m 3 /s); inlet; and outlet. Also, there are 25 miles (40 km) of dikes and 10 miles (16 km) of access road between Lakeside town and pumping station.
This pumping project is designed to increase the surface area of ​​the Great Salt Lake, and thus increase the rate of water evaporation. The pumps move some of the Great Salt Lake water into the 320,000-acre Newfoundland Evaporation Valley (1300 square kilometers) in the western desert of the lake. The dam on the embankment at the southern end of the Newfoundland Mountains regulates the water level in the basin, and occasionally restores the saltwater from the evaporation basin into the main body of the Great Salt Lake.
By the end of the first year of their operation, the pump had moved about 500,000 acre feet (620,000,000 m 3 ) of water from the Great Salt Lake. The project closed in June 1989 because the lake level has dropped nearly six feet (1.8 meters) since reaching its peak during June 1986 and March 1987. The Utah Water Resources division credits the project with "more than one-third of the decline. "In total, the pumps remove 2,730,000 acre feet (3.37Ã, km 3 ) of water when they are operating.
Although the pumps are no longer in use, they remain in place if the level of the Great Salt Lake ever rises that high again.
Ecosystem
High salinity in some parts of the lake makes them uninhabitable for all but a few species, including brine shrimp, saltwater fly, and some algae form. Flying salt water has an estimated population of over a hundred billion and serves as a major source of food for many birds that migrate to the lake. However, fresh wetlands and saltwater along the eastern and northern banks of Great Salt Lake provide essential habitat for the millions of migratory coastal birds and waterfowl in western North America. These swamps account for about 75% of wetlands in Utah. Some birds that depend on these swamps include: phalarope Wilson, red-necked phalarope, American avocet, black-necked neck, godwit neck, snow plover, west sandpiper, long dowitcher, tundra swan, white American pelican, white- -is ibis, California, birds with ears, sea eagles, bald eagles, plus a large population of various ducks and geese.
There are twenty-seven private duck clubs, seven state waterfowl management areas, and a large federal bird sanctuary on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Wetland/wildlife management areas include Bear River Bear River Bearing Protection; Gillmor Sanctuary; Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve; Salt Creek, Public Shooting Ground, Harold Crane, Locomotive Springs, Ogden Bay, Timpie Springs, and Farmington Bay Water Management Area.
Some islands on the lake provide a critical nesting ground for various birds. Access to Hat, Gunnison, and Cub islands is severely restricted by the State of Utah in an effort to protect the nesting colonies of the white pelican of America (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). The islands inside the Great Salt Lake also provide habitat for wildlife lizards and mammals and various plant species. Some species may have become extinct from the islands. For example, a number of explorers who visited the area in the mid-1800s (eg Emmanuel Domenech, Howard Stansbury, Jules RÃÆ' Ã… © my) recorded many "onion" yellow flowers on several islands, which they identified as Calochortus luteus . This species is now only present in California, however, at that time the name C. luteus was applied to the plant which was later named C. nuttallii A-yellow flowers Calochortus was first referred to as various C. nuttallii but then separated into new species C. aureus . This species occurs in Utah today, although it appears no longer on the islands of Great Salt Lake.
Due to the high salinity of the Great Salt Lake, it has little fish, but they occur in Bear River Bay and Farmington Bay when sea water runoff brings fresh water to the lake. Some aquatic animals live in the main basin of the lake, including brine shrimp along the centimeter (Artemia franciscana). Small or hard-walled eggs or cysts (diameter about 200 micrometers) are harvested in quantity during the fall and early winter. They are fed to shrimp in Asia, sold as novelty "Sea-Monkey," sold either live or dehydrated in pet stores as fish food, and are used in testing toxins, drugs, and other chemicals. There are also two species of saltwater as well as protozoa, rotifers, bacteria, and algae.
Differences in salinity between parts of the lake separated by railroads produce significantly different biota. Phytoplankton communities dominated by green algae or cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) dye the water south of the greenish crossroads. In the north of the causeway, the lake is dominated by Dunaliella salina , an algae species that releases beta-carotene, and a bacteria-like haloarkaea, which together provide an unusual reddish or purplish water, and bacteria alter toxic mercury into toxic methyl mercury, which then flows into the Southern part of the lake in a heavy layer of brine through a causeway.
Although saltwater prawns can be found in the lake arms north of the causeway, studies conducted by the Utah Natural Resources Division show that this is a temporary possibility. The populations of brine shrimp are largely confined to the southern arm of the lake.
In two bays that receive most of the lake water influx, Bear River Bay and Farmington Bay, the diversity of organisms is much higher. Salinity in this bay can approach fresh water when spring snow melts occur, and this allows various bacteria, algae and invertebrates to proliferate in nutrient-rich water. Invertebrate abundances such as mosquito larvae (chironomids) and rear swimmers (Trichocorixa) are fed extensively by coastal bird populations and large waterfowls utilizing lakes. The fish in this bay are fed by dive terns and pelicans.
Pink Floyd the flamingo
A solitary Chilean flamingo, named after Pink Floyd after British rock band, winter in Great Salt Lake. He escaped from Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City in 1987 and lived in the wild, eating saltwater prawns and socializing with seagulls and geese. (Pink Floyd is often referred to as "him", although the sex of the bird is actually unknown.) A group of Utah residents proposed petitioning the state to release more flamingos in an effort to keep Floyd's company and as a possible tourist attraction. Wildlife biologists dismiss these efforts, saying that the introduction of native species is intentionally ecologically unhealthy and may have adverse consequences. Pink Floyd was last seen in Idaho, in the Camas National Wildlife Refuge area (where he was known to migrate), in 2005. He has not been seen since and is suspected of surviving the winter of 2005-2006.
Increased mercury levels
US Geological Survey and US Fish & amp; Wildlife researchers, who initially studied the levels of selenium in lakes, found some of the highest methyl-mercury levels they had ever seen, at 25 nanograms per liter of water. In comparison, fish consumption advisors are issued in the Florida Everglades after water is found to contain 1 nanogram per liter. Very high concentrations of methyl mercury are only in the anoxic sea water layer (monimolimnion) below 20 feet (6.1 m) deep, but the concentration is also quite high in the water column where there is oxygen to support brine shrimp and salt water.
High mercury level findings encourage further study and hunter health warner hunters not to eat common goldeneye or northern shoveler, two duck species found in lakes. It has been stated that this poses no risk to other lake recreation users.
After subsequent studies were conducted with larger numbers of birds, revised advisors and others were added for cinnamon teal. Seven other duck species were studied and found to have mercury levels under EPA guidance, so it was determined to be safe to eat.
A study in 2010 concluded that the main source of mercury is likely to be industries worldwide, rather than local sources. When water levels rise and fall, mercury accumulation also occurs. About 16 percent of mercury comes from rivers, and 84 percent comes from the atmosphere in non-toxic inorganic form. Non-toxic mercury is converted into toxic methyl mercury by bacteria that develop in water that is more salty in the northern arm that is affected by the passageway.
Trading
Great Salt Lake accounts for about $ 1.3 billion every year to the Utah economy, including $ 1.1 billion from industry (mainly mineral extraction), $ 136 million from recreation, and $ 57 million from saltwater shrimp harvest.
The solar evaporation pool on the shore of the lake produces salt and salt water (water with a high salt quantity). Minerals extracted from the lake include: sodium chloride (common salt), used in water softeners, casts salt for livestock, and melts ice on local highways (food grade salts are not produced from lakes, as it will cost more processing to ensure its purity ); potassium sulfate, used as commercial fertilizer; and saltwater magnesium chlorides, are used in the production of magnesium metal, chlorine gas, and as dust suppressors. US Magnesium operates a plant on the southwest coast of the lake, which generates 14 percent of the world's magnesium supply, more than any other North American magnesium operation. Mineral extraction companies operating on the lake pay royalties for their products to Utah State, which owns the lake.
Harvesting of brine shrimp cysts during the fall and early winter has evolved into significant local industries, with lakes providing 35 to 45 percent of the world's saltwater supply, and selling cysts for $ 35 per pound ($ 77/kg). The brine shrimp was first harvested during the 1950s and sold as commercial fish food. In the 1970s, the focus changed to their eggs, known as cysts, which were sold mainly outside the United States for use as food for shrimp, shrimp, and some fish. Today, it is mostly sold in East Asia and South America. The number of cysts and qualities is influenced by several factors, but the most important salinity. The cyst will hatch at 2 to 3% salinity, but the greatest productivity is at salinity above about 10%. If salinity falls close to 5 to 6%, cysts lose their buoyancy and sink, making them more difficult to harvest.
The north arm of the lake contains oil deposits, but has poor quality and is not economical to extract and purify it. In 1993, about 3,000 barrels (480 m) of crude oil had been produced from shallow wells along the coast. The Rozel Point oil field produces about 10,000 barrels (1,600 m 3 ) of oil from 30 to 50 wells, but has been inactive since the mid-1980s. Oil seeps in the area has been known since the late 19th century, and production efforts began in 1904. Industrial debris from this field remained near the Spiral Jetty until cleaning efforts by the Oil, Gas Division and Mining and Forestry, Fire, and Land Affairs divisions were completed in December 2005.
Causeway
The road across the lake was built in 1950 by the Morrison-Knudsen construction company for the Southern Pacific Railroad in lieu of a previously built wooden bridge known as Lucin Cutoff. The route is now owned and operated by Union Pacific. Around 15 trains cross 20 miles (30 km) of roads every day. Prior to December 2, 2016, the highway restricted the flow of water between the north and south, which had significant impact on various industries around the lake. With the construction of a 180-foot-high bridge (55 m) and the opening of a waterway running between the sleeves of the lake, the water level begins to equalize. The impact of the flow of water from the southern arm of the lake to the north has not been seen.
The northern arm of the lake has a much higher salinity, to the extent that the original salted shrimp can not survive in its waters. In the southern part, where most of the freshwater channels are found, the salt levels may drop below what is required for brine shrimp to survive, while the water in the northern bay is too salty. The salinity of the northern arm of the lake is likely to fall because of the lower salinity of the southern arm of the lake flowing into the north arm. The saltwater shrimp harvest industry can take advantage of roads that allow for more free flow of water. There are concerns from the saltwater shrimp harvest industry that the lake conditions in the southern arm of the lake become too salty for saltwater shrimp due to several years of lower rainfall in the lake watershed. Rainfall in the watershed has been above normal for the current water year which began tracking October 1, 2016. This additional precipitation has allowed the level of both arms of the lake to rise, and at least for the near future conditions for healthy saltwater shrimp populations look good.
Great Salt Lake Minerals Company (a subsidiary of Compass Minerals) that extracts minerals from the northern bay. The company could potentially benefit from the higher salinity of the northwestern lakes arm but has difficulty accessing water from the lake due to lower water levels. Prior to the opening of the cross road, they had to expand their intake channel to reach the water.
Morton Salt, Cargill Salt, Broken Arrow Salt, and Magnesium AS Renco Group each extract minerals from the southern bay, and can take advantage of a more natural water mixture between the two sides of the lake.
Recreation
Fluctuating lake levels have dramatically hampered the creation and success of tourism-related development. In addition, there are problems with pollution from industrial and urban wastes, as well as natural "tree odor" caused by decay of insects and other wildlife, especially during low water.
Despite this problem, the lake remains one of the largest tourist attractions in Utah. Antelope Island State Park is a popular tourist destination offering panoramic lake views, hiking and cycling trails, wildlife viewing and access to the beach.
The State of Utah operates a marina on the southern shore of the lake in Great Salt Lake State Park, and another at Antelope Island State Park. With a sudden storm and widespread deployment, the lake is a tremendous test of sailing skills. Single pole, simple small boat is the most popular boat. A sudden storm and lack of experience from boatmen are the two most dangerous elements in boating and sailing in the Great Salt Lake.
Saltair
Three resorts, each called Saltair, have been operated on the south shore of the lake since 1893, each built as a successor to the previous one. Increasing and decreasing the water level has affected each iteration, and the first two are destroyed by fire.
The first Saltair Pavilion was destroyed by fire on April 22, 1925. A new pavilion was built and the resort was expanded in the same location by new investors, but after years of various challenges, was finally destroyed by a burning man in 1970.
The second Saltair includes a delightful house and dancing venue.
Saltair currently serves as a concert venue. The new resort was completed in 1981, about a mile (1,600 m) west of the original.
Garfield Beach Resort
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