Why Lakes Are Important Resources

The Great Salt Lake is drying up, and its impact to the environment and economy could be major.

By Monica Cull
Jan 25, 2023 4:00 PMJan 27, 2023 7:25 PM
Drying Great Salt Lake
(Credit:Layne V. Naylor/Shutterstock) Abandoned boat docks on the Great Salt Lake.

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The Great Salt Lake is yet another evaporating lake making headlines along with Lake Mead and Lake Powell due to low water levels. According to a report from Brigham Young University, unless measures are put in place to restore billions of gallons of water, the lake could be a bowl of toxic dust within the next five years. 

Drying lakes can have disastrous effects on the planet and the people and animals who live there. Let’s take a look at why lakes are important and what happens when lakes dry up. 


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