<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Great Salt Lake </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Utah , United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 41 ° 10 ′ N 112 ° 35 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.167 ° N 112.583 ° W ﻿ / 41.167 ; - 112.583 Coordinates : 41 ° 10 ′ N 112 ° 35 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.167 ° N 112.583 ° W ﻿ / 41.167 ; - 112.583 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Endorheic , hypersaline , generally 27 % salinity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary inflows </Th> <Td> Bear , Jordan , Weber rivers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catchment area </Th> <Td> 21,500 sq mi ( 55,685 km2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin countries </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max. length </Th> <Td> 75 mi ( 120 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . width </Th> <Td> 28 mi ( 45 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 1,700 sq mi ( 4,400 km2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average depth </Th> <Td> 16 ft ( 4.9 m ) , when lake is at average level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . depth </Th> <Td> 33 ft ( 10 m ) average , high of 45 ft ( 14 m ) in 1987 , low of 24 ft ( 7.3 m ) in 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water volume </Th> <Td> 15,338,693.6 acre ft ( 18.92 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface elevation </Th> <Td> historical average of 4,200 feet ( 1,283 m ) , 4,190.3 feet ( 1,277 m ) as of 2016 July 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> 8 -- 15 ( variable , see Islands ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Salt Lake and Ogden metropolitan areas . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Great Salt Lake </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Utah , United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 41 ° 10 ′ N 112 ° 35 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.167 ° N 112.583 ° W ﻿ / 41.167 ; - 112.583 Coordinates : 41 ° 10 ′ N 112 ° 35 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.167 ° N 112.583 ° W ﻿ / 41.167 ; - 112.583 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Endorheic , hypersaline , generally 27 % salinity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary inflows </Th> <Td> Bear , Jordan , Weber rivers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catchment area </Th> <Td> 21,500 sq mi ( 55,685 km2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin countries </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max. length </Th> <Td> 75 mi ( 120 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . width </Th> <Td> 28 mi ( 45 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 1,700 sq mi ( 4,400 km2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average depth </Th> <Td> 16 ft ( 4.9 m ) , when lake is at average level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . depth </Th> <Td> 33 ft ( 10 m ) average , high of 45 ft ( 14 m ) in 1987 , low of 24 ft ( 7.3 m ) in 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water volume </Th> <Td> 15,338,693.6 acre ft ( 18.92 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface elevation </Th> <Td> historical average of 4,200 feet ( 1,283 m ) , 4,190.3 feet ( 1,277 m ) as of 2016 July 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> 8 -- 15 ( variable , see Islands ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Salt Lake and Ogden metropolitan areas . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where does the great salt lake get its water
where does the great salt lake get its water
Bear , Jordan , Weber rivers
Bear , Jordan , Weber rivers