Rare salt structures along shores of Great Salt Lake in Utah
1/23/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Box Elder County, UT
Davis County, UT
Salt Lake County, UT
Tooele County, UT
Weber County, UT
Start Date: 10/1/2019
- End Date: 1/22/2023
Rare salt formations have appeared along the shores of the Great Salt Lake, which is low due to drought and water diversion. The formations occur as water bubbles up to the surface from warm, sulfate-rich springs, encounters cold air and separates into mounds of mirabilite.
Idaho State Journal (Pocatello), Jan. 10, 2020
The rising level of the Great Salt Lake will end walking tours on the lakebed to view mirabilite mounds. These sulfur-based salt formations first appeared on the lakebed in the fall of 2019. The lake has risen a foot in past weeks.
KSTU-FOX 13 (Salt Lake City, Utah), Jan 21, 2023
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