Officials say that the Great Salt Lake has risen a foot since its historic low in November 2022.
For months, the lake has been on a continuous decline in water elevation but thanks to an impressive amount of snow and rainfall over the last few weeks, the lake has managed to slowly rise once more.
Typically, the Great Salt Lake rises about two feet during the winter thanks to normal precipitation, but over the last two years, the lake has struggled to meet that average increase.
Laura Haskell, Drought Coordinator with Utah’s Division of Water Resources, says that it’s good news for the lake to have already gone up as much as it did last year. With the still ongoing winter season, it’s possible for the lake to rise even more.
