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The Great Salt Lake is one of the most salty lakes in the world. Located in Utah near Salt Lake City this lake affects everyone’s way of life.  More snow and rain in the Salt Lake Valley during the year because of the lake affect being the most prominent. This lake, a remnant of Lake Bonneville, has become so salty as to only support several forms of life, such as: brine shrimp, brine flies, and algae. It has become known as America’s Dead Sea because of the high salt content and lack of habitation. Many small rivers and streams feed the Great Salt Lake with only medium amounts of salt, but nothing that would change the salt content of the lake significantly.

One of the most interesting things about the Great Salt Lake is what it is leaving behind. Thousands of years ago this lake was called Lake Bonneville and was much bigger. Over time the water has dried up and concentrated the salt in the water and also left behind salt deposits on the ground. In some places these salt deposits are six feet deep. They are very flat and hard which makes these many mile long stretches of flat salt perfect for testing some of the fastest cars in the world.

A couple times a year the state has an open day on the flats with radar guns so you can make your way into the 100 mile/hour club, 125 mile/hour club, 200 mile/hour club, or faster. There is even a Speedway created called the Bonneville Speedway for racing on.

You can get a piece of this amazing thousand year old salt that is raced on by some of the fastest cars in the world to display in your unique collection.

Try this website about Great Salt Lake Salt.