Description: A story of the water and hydrology of the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem

Purpose:

• Explore how Great Salt Lake receives water from its watershed
• Investigate some important landforms surrounding Great Salt Lake
• Examine relationships between volume, surface area, and depth as it relates to the Salt Lake Basin
• Relate the size of Great Salt Lake to precipitation, runoff, evaporation
• Identify some evidence and causes of erosion
• Reveal the ancestry of Great Salt Lake through a study of Lake Bonneville
• Explain where water comes from and where it goes (the water cycle) 

Unit 3 Sheds & Cycles Part 1 476.67 Kb

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