The Bear River accounts for roughly 60 percent of all surface water flowing into the Great Salt Lake. What happens to the Bear — how much snow falls in its headwaters, how much is diverted for farms and cities along the way — determines more about the lake's fate than almost any other single factor.

Utah Fun Facts: The Bingham Canyon Mine is the largest man-made excavation project on Earth and Beef – specifically cattle and calves – is Utah’s number one agricultural commodity.