Article 613NX Utah’s Great Salt Lake hits new historic low amid drought in western US

Utah’s Great Salt Lake hits new historic low amid drought in western US

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Vast body of water sets second record low water level in less than a year putting birds and $1.3bn lake-based economy at risk

The Great Salt Lake has hit a new historic low for the second time in less than a year, a dire milestone as the US west continues to weather a historic mega-drought.

The Utah department of natural resources said in a news release on Monday that the Great Salt Lake dipped over the weekend to 4,190.1ft (1,277.1 meters).

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