Show 48 of the lake became slightly saline during the Provo epoch while the Cache Bay was no doubt kept fresh by the entrance of Bear river Of course this saline condition did not occur as long as the water was high enough to run out through Red Rock Pass third important level of The Lake Bonneville was reach- it declined more than 300 feet farther to reach the level indicated by the Stansbury shore line At that time the lake was 330 feet deeper than the present Great Salt Lake Generally speaking the Stansbury line is not as dised when places it cannot be located at all However on Stansbury Island the terrace is extremely prominent rivaling Provo and surpassing tinct as the Bonneville-- Provo and Bonneville shores in many ® Since the lake of the Stansbury era was only half as deep as it was during the Provo era the surface was also greatly diminished The area was about 7000 square miles more than four times that of the present Great Salt Lake) During this period all the water vas withdravn from the Sevier body Many islands became peninsulas and some of the smaller islands of the present lake made their appearance Although the three epochs Bonneville Provo and Stansbury briefly described above are the most outstanding 16 Gilbert Lake Bonneville 134 |