The Great Salt Lake
The lake is vital to the environment, ecology and economy, not just in Utah but also the western U.S.
Protecting and Preserving the Great Salt Lake
Linking people to the lake
This website centralizes the organizations, tools and work that contribute to the lake’s management. We are working together to preserve and protect this critical resource.
The Great Salt Lake is the largest saline lake in the Western Hemisphere and the eighth largest in the world – boasting a rich web of relationships between people, land, water, food and survival. The lake contributes $1.9 billion to Utah’s economy (adjusted for inflation), provides over 7,700 jobs, supports the highest concentration of Utah’s valuable wetlands, and provides a stopover for millions of birds to rest and refuel during migration each year. Lake effect snow also contributes 5-10% to Utah’s snowpack.
Drought, climate change and continued demand are threatening the lake
A drying Great Salt Lake has local and regional consequences and could result in increased dust, poor air quality, reduced snow, reduced lake access, habitat loss and negative economic consequences to the state. By protecting the lake, we help our economy, environment, wildlife and future.
Current Conditions
Tools that reflect current lake conditions, including real-time lake levels, salinity, streamflow, reservoir levels, snow water equivalent and more. More coming soon.
News
The latest news from the Collaborative, a group of news, education and media organizations that are working together to better inform and engage the public about the crisis facing the Great Salt Lake.
