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The Great Salt Lake Desert (colloquially referred to as the West Desert) is a large dry lake in northern Utah, United States, between the Great Salt Lake and the Nevada border. It is a subregion of the larger Great Basin Desert, and noted for white evaporite Lake Bonneville salt deposits including the Bonneville Salt Flats. [1]
Western black widow spider Bold jumping spider Giant hairy scorpion under UV light Red spider mite Salt Lake County brown tarantula. American grass spider (Agelenopsis spp.) [1] American yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) [1] Ant spider (Micaria pasadena) [2] Ant spider (Micaria rossica) [2] Antmimic spider (Meriola decepta ) [2]
This is a list of mammals observed in the U.S. state of Utah.. American bison Belding's ground squirrel Black-tailed jackrabbit Desert bighorn sheep Cliff chipmunk Elk North American porcupine Spotted bat Western spotted skunk Yellow-bellied marmot
This pumping project was designed to increase the surface area of the Great Salt Lake and thus increase the rate of water evaporation. The pumps drove some of the water of the Great Salt Lake into the 320,000 acres (1,300 km 2) Newfoundland Evaporation Basin in the desert west of the lake. A weir in the dike at the southern end of the ...
Utah's Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded level this month amid a two-decade drought, a grim milestone as researchers and politicians point to grave threats to wildlife and people ...
As an oasis in the Great Basin Desert in western Utah, Fish Springs serves a variety of species including fish, migratory birds, deer, coyotes, pronghorn, cougars and other native species. The reserve can be reached by paved road from Lynndyl to Topaz Mountain and then by improved dirt road to the Pony Express Road/Lincoln Highway improved dirt ...
Pages in category "Great Salt Lake Desert" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey. Two species have been recorded in Utah. Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus; Northern shrike, Lanius borealis (R)