Image on the left- Copernicus Sentinel data (2015)/ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. 2022.
Image on the right- USGS US Landsat 5 Satellite. 1987.
1987 Water Level vs. 2022 Water Level.
1987 was the last high-water level for the Great Salt Lake, 2022, was the record low water level for the Great Salt Lake. The lake is currently 5ft below the minimum healthy level for the lake. Snow melt in 2025 will bring the lake up 1.5ft, but 3ft of water will evaporate over the summer, bringing the water level within 6 of the record low this fall.
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/08/Great_Salt_Lake_in_July_2022#.Yufw9A-jRBw.link
Image on the right- USGS US Landsat 5 Satellite. 1987.
1987 Water Level vs. 2022 Water Level.
1987 was the last high-water level for the Great Salt Lake, 2022, was the record low water level for the Great Salt Lake. The lake is currently 5ft below the minimum healthy level for the lake. Snow melt in 2025 will bring the lake up 1.5ft, but 3ft of water will evaporate over the summer, bringing the water level within 6 of the record low this fall.
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/08/Great_Salt_Lake_in_July_2022#.Yufw9A-jRBw.link
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