Freshwater Found Miles Deep Under Great Salt Lake

One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie

The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states. And it has been a very busy season, with lower…

Massive salt mine 1,800 ft under Lake Erie works overtime to meet winter road demands

Many municipalities have already depleted their typical winter salt reserves, which usually last well into spring

The Great Salt Lake Is Hiding Something Big, Study Suggests

Scientists uncovered a deep reservoir of freshwater coming in from beneath the saline playa.

Beneath Lake Erie, a vast salt mine works overtime to meet winter road demands

The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states.

Massive freshwater reservoir that could fill 5,00,000 football fields discovered

Discovery of deep freshwater beneath Great Salt Lake could aid dust control efforts in Utah

Huge Freshwater Reservoir Found Hidden Under The Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake is so named because of the salinity of its water, but a new study appears to have detected a huge reservoir of salt-free freshwater hiding underneath it. Researchers from the University of Utah deployed a helicopter to carry out an airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey of part of the lake, covering parts of the Farmington Bay area along the south-eastern edge of the water. An AEM survey does two jobs: It detects electrical co…