The waters of Great Salt Lake are rising to begin the new year, and experts hope that run will continue after recent storm activity within its basin. … Its recent rise comes after many parts of the Great Salt Lake Basin, covering most of Utah’s northern half, have received over an inch of precipitation since Dec. 23. …That has helped the lake in two ways, Tim Davis, Utah’s deputy Great Salt Lake commissioner, told KSL NewsRadio on Thursday. The low-elevation rain improved tributary flows into the lake, giving it an early boost.

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