What is Great Salt Lake?
{{Infobox lake |lake_name = Great Salt Lake |image_lake = Great Salt Lake ISS 2003.jpg |caption_lake = Satellite photo from August 2003 after five years of [[drought]], reaching near-record lows. Note the difference in colors between the Northern and Southern portions of the lake, the result of a railroad causeway. |image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry = |location = [[Utah]], [[United States]] |coords = {{coord|41|10|N|112|35|W|region:US-UT_type:waterbody_scale:1000000|display=inline,title}} |type = [[Endorheic]], [[hypersaline lake|hypersaline]], generally 27% salinity |inflow = [[Bear River (Utah)|Bear]], [[Jordan River (Utah)|Jordan]], [[Weber River|Weber]] rivers |outflow = |catchment = {{convert|21500|sqmi|abbr=on}} |basin_countries = United States |length = {{convert|75| mi |abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|28| mi |abbr=on}} |area = {{convert|1700| sqmi |abbr=on}} |depth = {{convert|16|ft|abbr=on}}, when lake is at average level |max-depth = {{convert|33| ft|abbr=on}} average, high of {{convert|45|ft|m|abbr=on}} in 1987, low of {{convert|24|ft|m|abbr=on}} in 1963 |volume = {{convert|15338693.6|acre.ft|km3|2|abbr=on|lk=in}} |residence_time = |shore = |elevation = historical average of {{convert|4200|ft|abbr=on}}, {{convert|4196.6|ft|abbr=on}} as of 2006 August 24 |islands = 8-15 (variable, see ''[[Great Salt Lake#Islands|Islands]]'') |cities = [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake]] and [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] [[metropolitan area]]s. }} The '''Great Salt Lake'''<ref name=gnis>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=105:3:4205694310145890::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1441459%2CGreat%20Salt%20Lake|title=USGS GNIS Detail:Great Salt Lake|accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref> is a very large [[saltwater]] [[lake]] in the [[United States]]. It is in the state of [[Utah]]. It is an [[endorheic basin|endorheic]] lake, meaning that the water in it does not flow to the [[ocean]]. It is one of the biggest endorheic lakes in the world. The lake is in the [[Great Basin]], a large area of [[desert]] terrain cov