Great Salt Lake
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The Great Salt Lake is a large, shallow, hypersaline lake in northern Utah, known as the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere and a critical habitat for millions of migratory birds.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Salt Lake canonical | 65 |
| Great Salt Lake basin | 6 |
| Great Salt Lake Basin | 4 |
| Great Salt Lake ecosystem | 2 |
| Great Salt Lake (via Jordan River) | 1 |
| Lake Bonneville | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
hypersaline lake ⓘ natural lake ⓘ salt lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | shallow ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageType | endorheic ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
brine shrimp harvesting
ⓘ
mineral extraction ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Great Salt Lake
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Salt Lake ecosystem
|
| formedFrom | remnant of Lake Bonneville ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | Pleistocene pluvial lake remnant ⓘ |
| hasColoration | areas of pink or reddish water due to microorganisms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive salt flats
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Antelope Island
ⓘ
Carrington Island ⓘ Fremont Island ⓘ Gunnison Island ⓘ Stansbury Island ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Pacific Flyway
ⓘ
millions of migratory birds ⓘ |
| inflow |
Bear River
ⓘ
Jordan River ⓘ Weber River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere
ⓘ
critical habitat for migratory birds ⓘ high salinity ⓘ large fluctuations in water level ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern Utah ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Antelope Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Antelope Island State Park
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve ⓘ |
| outflow | none ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin ⓘ |
| recreation |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| salinity | hypersaline ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
brine flies
ⓘ
brine shrimp ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
increasing salinity ⓘ lake level decline ⓘ water diversion ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (79)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Bonneville
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake ecosystem
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake basin
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake Basin
subject surface form:
Jordan River (Utah)
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake ecosystem
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake basin
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake Basin
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake (via Jordan River)
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake Basin
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake basin
this entity surface form:
Great Salt Lake basin