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Great Salt Lake tracker returns as the lake falls below 30% full • Utah News Dispatch

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Brief The Great Salt Lake is now below 30% of its natural volume, and a billboard along the Wasatch Front is back to remind Utahns just how much the lake has declined. The Great Salt Lake Tracker, launched by Grow the Flow in 2025, is back on Utah roadways.

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