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How do Changes to the Railroad Causeway in Utah's Great Salt Lake Affect Water and Salt Flow?
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | How do Changes to the Railroad Causeway in Utah's Great Salt Lake Affect Water and Salt Flow? |
| Creator | White, James S. Null, Sarah E. Tarboton, David G. |
| Description | Managing terminal lake elevation and salinity are emerging problems worldwide. We contribute to terminal lake management research by quantitatively assessing water and salt flow for Utah's Great Salt Lake. In 1959, Union Pacific Railroad constructed a rock-filled causeway across the Great Salt Lake, separating the lake into a north and south arm. Flow between the two arms was limited to two 4.6 meter wide rectangular culverts installed during construction, an 88 meter opening (referred to... |
| Date | 2015-12-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/876 info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0144111 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144111 |
| Rights | Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. |
| Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Contributor | Public Library of Science |
| Subject | Environmental Sciences |
