Utah’s Great Salt Lake may not be so salty after all

NewsWorldAmericasUtah’s Great Salt Lake may not be so salty after allThe Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western HemisphereRachel Dobkin in New York Saturday 11 April 2026 05:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955705","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/utah-great-salt-lake-freshwater-study-b2955705.html","title":"Utah’s Great Salt Lake may not be so salty after all"}}CloseRelated: Long COVID May Cause Face Blindness, Cortex Study FindsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Utah’s Great Salt Lake may not be so salty after all as a recent study appears to have detected a lar...