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Show TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE 4 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY Geological Formation 13 Soils of the Great Salt Lake Area 22 CLIMATOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY Great Salt Lake Drainage Basin 31 Climate 36 Water Supply to the Great Salt Lake 44 Great Salt Lake Levels 60 Physical Properties of the Great Salt Lake 66 The Great Salt Lake as an Effluent Recipient 73 The Causeway and the Great Salt Lake Hydrology 75 ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY Chemical Feasibility 89 Compounds Extracted from the Great Salt Lake 93 Petroleum Possibilities Ill Economical Impact of Mineral Development 112 The Causeway and the Great Salt Lake Extractive Industry . . . 116 RECREATION History of Recreational Use of the Great Salt Lake 133 Recreational Use Patterns 141 Recreational Opportunities for the Great Salt Lake 145 Economic Impact of Recreational Use of the Great Salt Lake . . 149 Proposed Legislation Concerning Recreational Use of the Great Salt Lake 153 Plan for Recreational Development of the Great Salt Lake . . . 155 Jurisdiction, Ownerships and Leases Around the Great Salt Lake 155 |