Near the center of the salt, the crust is almost 5 feet thick in places, with the depth tapering off to less than 1 inch as you get to the edges. Potassium and magnesium are also present in smaller concentrations. These minerals include gypsum (commercially used to make household wallboard) and halite (common table salt). When this large amount of fresh water slowly disappeared over time, large concentrations of dissolved minerals were deposited in the soils that form the watershed for the Bonneville Salt Flats. Lake Bonneville covered approximately 1/3 of Utah and was almost 1000 feet deep in the area of the Salt Flats.
Send us feedback about these examples.The formation of the Salt Flats began at the end of the last Ice Age, when the waters of ancient Lake Bonneville began to recede. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'salt flat.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Joe McDonald, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023 See More Joe McDonald, oregonlive, 28 June 2023 The rest is extracted from salt lakes or from salt flats called salars in Chile and Bolivia. Chloe Malle, Vogue, 29 June 2023 The rest is extracted from salt lakes or salt flats. 2023 After prior shows set against the salt flats of Camargue and the lavender fields of Provence, this week the French designer presented his clothes on the pond in the Parc de Versailles. Ty O'Neil, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023 Severe air-quality issues, for example, will persist until the lake level is high enough to permanently submerge a quarter mile of dusty salt flats marking how far the shoreline has retreated since the 1940s, Kiddoo said. Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023 Badwater Basin, made up of salt flats, is considered the lowest point in all of North America. 2023 After waking up at 4:30 a.m., Torres and I drove into the middle of the salt flat in the dark and got out, wrapped in thick clothing against the freezing temperatures. 2023 Driving on the salt flats often leaves tracks that can scar the desert for decades. Emma Penrod, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. Recent Examples on the Web At the end of the facility’s life, the company is to use water from the Great Salt Lake to build a one-foot-thick salt flat over the top of the waste pit, sealing it off for good.
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