St. Mary Municipal Court. US 61 and SR U run into St. Mary. Maps drawn toward the end of the 18th century showed the area of the city, at the time known as Sainte Marie's Landing. After several ownership changes; towards the end of 1839 an enterprising young man bought the tract of land which contained the city and had a landing for boats.
â¢ SIZE: The big lake covers 55,000 acres. It has 1,375 miles of shoreline, longer than the entire state of California. It stretches 92 miles from end to end. â¢ DOCKS: There are 70,000 boat docks on the lake, and many of them provide good hiding places and shade for the bass.
Great Salt Lake is the largest lake west of the Mississippi River. It is one of the saltiest. bodies of water in the world, and a remnant of the ancient freshwater Lake Bonneville. At the average level (4,200 ft above sea level) Great Salt Lake is 75 miles long and 35. miles wide at its widest point. The lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of only. 14 feet. At its greatest depth the lake is approximately 34 feet deep. The lake is located at the bottom of a flat basin (the Great Basin). level of the lake results in a significant increase in the area of the lake. level of 4,200 feet, the area of the lake is 1,700 square miles.