salt lake
Landlocked saline water
A salt lake is a landlocked body of water with high concentrations of dissolved salts, typically formed in arid regions where evaporation exceeds inflow.
The Great Salt Lake in Utah and the Dead Sea are prominent examples.
Salt lakes support specialized ecosystems and often leave mineral deposits along their shores.
The flamingos gathered at the salt lake to feed on brine shrimp.
Concave water receptacle
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- inland seaLandlocked marine body
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- playaDried lakebed in desert
Water saturated with sodium
- hypersalineExcessively high salt concentration
- brackishMildly salty water
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
saturation · alkalinity · osmosis · electrolytes · density · buoyancy · floating · mineral-rich
Organisms surviving extreme conditions
- brine shrimpTiny saline-water crustacean
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- biodiversityRange of life forms
food chain · wetland · habitat · endemic species · migratory birds · flamingos · pelicans · waterfowl
Mineral from dried brine
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- aridityAbsence of moisture
- water cycleContinuous planetary moisture movement
concentration · mineral deposits · seasonal · shrinking · climate · drought · residue · encrustation
Alkaline fertilizer compound
- lithiumLightest solid element
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- industrialOf factories and production
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
bromine · soda ash · processing · resource · commodities
basin
Concave water receptacle
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- inland seaLandlocked marine body
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
playa · landlocked · shoreline · Dead Sea · Caspian Sea
brine
Water saturated with sodium
- hypersalineExcessively high salt concentration
- brackishMildly salty water
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
concentration · saturation · alkalinity · osmosis · electrolytes · density · buoyancy · floating · mineral-rich · salinization
extremophiles
Organisms surviving extreme conditions
- brine shrimpTiny saline-water crustacean
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
biodiversity · food chain · wetland · habitat · endemic species · migratory birds · flamingos · pelicans · waterfowl · biofilm
evaporite
Mineral from dried brine
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- aridityAbsence of moisture
water cycle · concentration · mineral deposits · seasonal · shrinking · climate · drought · residue · encrustation
potash
Alkaline fertilizer compound
- lithiumLightest solid element
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- industrialOf factories and production
magnesium · bromine · soda ash · processing · resource · commodities
- saltsodium chloride, fleur de sel, saltworks, brine
- Great Salt Lakebrine shrimp, hypersaline, Jordan River, causeway, shoreline
- lake typestarn
- salt lakesplaya
- water bodiessea, lakes, rivers, streams, stream
- lakesGreat Lakes, Superior, Erie, Michigan, Ontario
salt lakefreshwater lake
Inland unsalted water body
glacial lake · mountain lake · freshwater pond · reservoir · river
salt lakeocean
Massive saltwater body
sea · coastal lagoon · tidal basin · open ocean · bay
salt, salty, lake, salted, unsalted, saline, lakeside, salting, lakefront