Visions of a Better Utah Lake

[Coldfooter]

I personally dont think Carp alone have a lot to do with the stained water condition of Utah Lake.

I believe the problem is far more Geological rather than Biological.

The far greater problem is (as I see it) that its a very large very shallow basin lake with long shallow sloping shorelines being feed by many inlets yet only one outlet, a pump house near Lehi. This basically mean, all sediment witch flows in, stays in. Add in the fact that nearly the entire shoreline is (if I'm not mistaken) limestone, add the constant grinding effects of the wind and waves to a limestone shoreline and you get whitish stained water. Now remove say 25% of the water depth due to drought and you get a even great concentration of murky. Then toss in its huge evaporation factor due to the fact its large, shallow, and wide open to winds so it warms up guickly. Mix in few breezy days each week along with a couple big blows so that the flour (opps, I meant limestone dust) doesnt have a chance to settle out of the water collum, and, you end up with Utah Lake.

But hey, thats merely my opionion
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