The Great Salt Lake, in the north of the US state of Utah, is the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere. What is the approximate average salinity of its main basin, Gilbert Bay?
13% The salinity is variable and depends on the lake's level, ranging from 5 to 27% (50-270 parts per thousand). The average salinity of the oceans is 3.5% (35 parts per thousand) and salinity is 33.7% in the Dead Sea.
