Brine lake
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Brine lakes consist of water that has reached salt saturation or near saturation (brine), and may also be heavily saturated with other materials.
Certain bodies of water can develop into brine lakes. Most brine lakes develop as a result of high evaporation rates in an arid climate with a lack of an outlet to the ocean. The high salt content in these bodies of water may come from minerals deposited from the surrounding land. Another source for the salt may be that the body of water was previously connected to the ocean some time in the past. While the water evaporates from the lake, the salt remains. Eventually, the body of water will become brine.
Because of the density of brine, swimmers are more buoyant in brine than in fresh or ordinary salt water. Examples of such brine lakes are the Dead Sea or Great Salt Lake.
Notes:
1. Bodies of brine may also form on the ocean floor. These are sometimes called brine lakes, but are more frequently referred to as brine pools.
2. Man-made bodies of brine are created for edible salt production. These can be referred to as brine ponds.
