Scientists have discovered a freshwater reservoir beneath Utah's Great Salt Lake that could span the entire area of the lake and beyond, a new study shows.
The reservoir extends up to 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep beneath specific spots in the lake's eastern margin, where strange, reed-covered mounds have sprouted from dried-up surfaces in recent years. If future studies can confirm that the reservoir is as large as the preliminary results suggest, its fresh water could help to restore the lake bed in places where it is cracking and creating toxic dust, the researchers said.
