Great Salt Lake has reached a new historic low this week, despite a cool, wet spring. The Utah legislature has proposed measures to protect the lake, but advocates for the lake worry this isn’t enough.
The Great Salt Lake has fallen to a new low yet again. The lake s average daily surface water elevation dropped to 4,190.1 feet \u2014 0.1 feet below the record set in October of last year.
Drought and excessive diversions are helping to kill the Great Salt Lake, the very cultural identity of Utah and a huge economic driver. A dried up lake in Chile provides a lesson in failures Utah should avoid.
Back in its heyday, the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake boasted multiple resorts offering dining, dancing, concerts, picnic pavilions, a bowling alley.