is an intermittent and
Endorheic lake which lies in the lowest part of the
Sevier Desert ,
Millard County, Utah . Like
Great Salt Lake and
Utah Lake , it is one of the largest remnants of
Lake Bonneville which covered much of the state in
Prehistoric times. Sevier Lake is fed primarily by the
Beaver and
Sevier River s and has been mostly dry throughout recorded history.
The first recorded observation was in
1872 , which stated that the lake's surface area was 188 square miles, salinity was measured at 86 parts per thousand, two and a half times that of the ocean, and maximum depth was 15 feet. In January
1880 the lake was nearly dry, and had been so for the past one or two years. The Sevier River which once flowed to the lake is now largely diverted for irrigation. In
1987 however, the lake was again similar to the recorded description of 1872.
