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University of Utah researchers have confirmed a massive freshwater reservoir extending 3 to 4 kilometers beneath the Great Salt Lake, discovered through airborne electromagnetic surveys published in Scientific Reports in March 2026. The finding complicates Utah's water crisis calculus — the lake sits at its third-lowest recorded level while the state's population is projected to grow 65 percent by 2060 — but researchers warn that extracting the water could accelerate the lake's decline and that its recharge rate, volume, and water quality remain unknown.