Show Great reat Salt Lake Has Biggest Drop in Past 22 Years Great Salt lake has lowered d 48 18 feet since May the crest cret stage period when the water level was 74 feet reet on the United States weather bureau gauge at Saltair The drop this year be between between between be- be tween the crest stage and September September September Sep Sep- 1 wa was greater than at any time during the past twenty ty two ty-two two years The water sto stood d at 74 feet et on the gauge during the crest stage and on September 1 it was 56 feet teet This is 8 feet It was a year ago on September 1 The fall faU this year has been unusually rapid according to en engineers engineers en- en who have been unable to give reasons for the condition |