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Stunning drone video shows Utah's Great Salt Lake split in two by a railroad -- one side is bright pink, the other is blue. The phenomenon is caused by diffe

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/02/22/why-great-salt-lakes-causeway-may/
Why the Great Salt Lake functions as two lakes, with two different colors. In order to maintain an ecosystem where flies, brine shrimp and millions of migrating birds thrive, the Great Salt Lake

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Essentials. Watch CBS News. Railroad divides Great Salt Lake into two parts: pink and blue. Stunning drone video shows Utah's Great Salt Lake split in two by a railroad -- one side is bright pink

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/09/12/why-is-great-salt-lake/
A railroad causeway built in 1959 cut Utah's Great Salt Lake into two very different lakes, ecologically speaking</a>, as seen in this striking drone footage posted by ABC News on Wednesday.

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/08/the-great-salt-lakes-railroad-causeway.html
The high salt content makes the lake itself uninhabitable, but a few minor forms of life, such as brine shrimp and algae thrive. When the lake was divided into two parts by the Southern Pacific Railroad causeway, the northern end of the lake became more saline than the southern end because all three major rivers flow into the south arm.

https://greatsaltlakenews.org/latest-news/fox-13/the-surprising-pink-color-of-great-salt-lakes-northern-portion-explained
The pink appearance of the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake looks quite different from the typical blue-green water seen near the Marina. Parrott says this difference started when the lake was separated by a causeway in the late 1950s. "It sort of chopped the lake into two parts.

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/utah-water-science-center/science/great-salt-lake-fifty-years-change-through-satellite
The completion of the Railroad Causeway in 1959 divided the Great Salt Lake in half. Because all of the freshwater inflows enter the southern part of the lake, the north arm became much more saline than the south; well defined in the satellite images. Several years of greater than normal precipitation resulted in a large increase in the lake's area during the early 1980's and the creation of

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Stunning drone video shows Utah's Great Salt Lake split in two by a railroad -- one side is bright pink, the other is blue. The phenomenon is caused by

https://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/causeway-6-14-2016
Striking a Balance on the Great Salt Lake. Union Pacific's rock-fill railroad causeway stretches 20 miles across the Great Salt Lake, the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere. At first glance, the Great Salt Lake looks like any other lake. Nestled below the Wasatch Mountains, its serene blue-green water attracts flocks of hungry

https://www.editorji.com/story/why-the-great-salt-lake-is-half-pink-and-half-blue-1566291127671
The Great Salt Lake in Utah is majestic for multiple reasons. In the year 1959, a railroad causeway, called the Southern Pacific Railroad, built over the lake divided it into two parts, each with two very different colours. Due to different levels of salinity, the two sides took on different hues, one a deep blue while the other a striking pink.

https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/a-lake-divided-a-history-of-the-sprr-causeway-and-its-effects/
Engineering studies led to a decision to construct a 13-mile rock-fill causeway parallel to and 1,500 feet north of the trestle. Construction began in 1956 and was completed in 1959 at a cost of $53 million. With the causeway's completion, the main body of the lake was partitioned into two bodies of water, the north arm and the south arm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake
The Great Salt Lake differs in elevation between the south and north parts. The causeway for the Lucin Cutoff divides the lake into two parts. The water-surface elevation of the south part of the lake is usually 0.5 to 2 feet (15-61 cm) higher than that of the north part because most of the inflow to the lake occurs from the south.

https://geology.utah.gov/popular/great-salt-lake/commonly-asked-questions/
The salt-saturated north arm of Great Salt Lake produces pink water and white salt-encrusted rocks. ... rock-fill causeway constructed 1,500 feet north of, and parallel to, the trestle. The rock-fill causeway effectively divided the lake into two distinct parts. Splitting the lake had two main outcomes: the south arm (Gilbert Bay) maintained a

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lucin-Cutoff
Table of Contents Lucin Cutoff, portion of a Southern Pacific rail line built across the Great Salt Lake, Utah, in 1902-04, replacing a much longer part of the original transcontinental railroad that traced around the northern end of the lake.The cutoff bypassed steep grades, including those near Promontory (location of Golden Spike National Historic Site), and sharp curves on the original

https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/salinestories/page/lucin-cutoff
The Lucin Cutoff is a 12 mile section of railroad track that cuts directly across the Great Salt Lake, cutting the Lake in two distinct sections. The Cutoff was built by the Southern Pacific Railway between February 1902 and March 1904 as a way of shortening (by 44 miles) the first Transcontinental Railway route and avoiding the steep climbs of

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/the-surprising-pink-color-of-great-salt-lakes-northern-portion-explained
The pink appearance of the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake looks quite different from the typical blue-green water seen near the Marina. By: Darienne DeBrule Posted at 9:19 PM, Jul 16, 2023

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/utah-water-science-center/science/deep-brine-layer
In 1959, a solid-fill railroad causeway was constructed across the middle of the Great Salt Lake. The construction of the causeway divided the lake into two parts; the north (Gunnison Bay) and the south (Gilbert Bay). By 2013, water flowed from one side to the other through only two culverts near the center of the causeway. In December 2013, concern about the structural integrity of the

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Great_Salt_Lake
Great Salt Lake differs in elevation between the south and north parts. The Union Pacific Railroad causeway divides the lake into two parts. The water-surface elevation of the south part of the lake is usually 0.5 to 2 feet higher than that of the north part because most of the inflow to the lake is to the south part. West Desert pumping project

https://www.usgs.gov/publications/effects-a-causeway-chemistry-brine-great-salt-lake-utah
During 1958-59, the Southern Pacific Co. constructed a permeable rockfill causeway to carry its railroad tracks across Great Salt Lake. The causeway divides the lake into two parts and interrupts the formerly free movement of brine about the lake. The causeway has caused significant changes in the chemistry of the lake, including a dilution of the brine in the south part of the lake and a concentr

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Great Salt Lake differs in elevation between the south and north parts. The Union Pacific Railroad causeway divides the lake into two parts. The water-surface elevation of the south part of the lake is usually 0.5 to 2 feet higher than that of the north part because most of the inflow to the lake is to the south part. West Desert Pumping Project

https://justsimplywander.com/stansbury-island-utah-pink-lake/
How to get to the Pink Lake at Stansbury Island, Utah. Stansbury Island is located about 40 miles west of Salt Lake City on the southwestern shore of the Great Salt Lake. From Salt Lake City, take I-80 West for 36 miles then take Exit 84 towards Grantsville, SR-138. After 0.3 miles, turn left onto Salt Rd toward Grantsville, Stansbury Island.

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A railroad divides the Great Salt Lake in Utah into two stunning parts: pink and blue

https://nevsedoma.com.ua/en/669290-blue-red-lake-why-are-parts-of-the-great-salt-lake-different-colors-3-photos.html
In the pictures from above it looks fantastic: like a ruler, the reservoir is divided into two parts. One of them is a traditional blue color with a green tint, and the other is brown-red, dark. The Great Salt Lake is an endorheic salt lake in the western United States, in the northwestern part of Utah. In the North American state of Utah, near