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Great Salt Lake rises; salinity falls to ~111 g/L with forecasts pointing to modest autumn recovery
Summary
Agency scientists reported June biannual salinity samples showing open-water values near 111 grams per liter and presented fall forecasts that range roughly 115–118 g/L depending on evaporation scenarios; the shift stems partly from export of salt mass through the causeway breach and raises questions about targeting salt mass versus concentration in management.
Scientists monitoring the Great Salt Lake told the Utah Great Salt Lake Advisory Council that water levels have climbed back to values seen several years ago while salinity across sampled sites has declined to about 111 grams per liter.
"We're sitting below 120 grams per liter," said Christine Ramsey (role not specified), summarizing June samples collected June 5–13 under the council’s biannual monitoring agreement. Ramsey reported June point measurements of 111 g/L at a Gilbert Bay site and 110 g/L at Carrington. She said shallow sampling at the new breach returned about 109 g/L, Lakeside measured 111 g/L, and Saltair registered 103 g/L.
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