Little Salt Lake
{{Short description| Lake in the state of Utah, United States}}
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Little Salt Lake (also called Parowan Lake), is a dry lake in east‑central Iron County, Utah, United States.{{cite gnis|1429797|Little Salt Lake}}
Description
The lake has an elevation {{convert|5682|ft|m}} and is located on the southwestern edge of the Parowan Valley at the eastern foot of the Red Hills, immediately east of the Parowan Gap, west of Interstate 15 and Paragonah, and northwest of Parowan.{{cite map|url=http://www.mytopo.com/maps/?lat=37.9007&lon=-112.9017&z=12|title=MyTopo Maps - Little Salt Lake, Utah, USA|website=mytopo.com|publisher=Trimble Navigation, Ltd.|accessdate=11 Feb 2018}}
History
Little Salt Lake originally was a seasonal, shallow, brackish sink fed by springs, Fremont Wash and streams emerging from the Hurricane Cliffs in the Parowan Valley. Local Native American people lived in the vicinity of the lake, who called it "Paragoon," which meant "vile water." Long ago a creek drained the lake westward through the Parowan Gap in the Red Hills.
Later Americans named the lake, Little Salt Lake in contrast to the larger Great Salt Lake to the north. Its original Piute name with some alteration was given to the valley and the towns of Paragonah and Parowan.{{cite book|title=Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|publisher=University of Utah Press|location=Salt Lake City|page=230|year=1990|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|oclc=797284427}}
Diversion of water from creeks and springs for irrigation of crops has ended Little Salt Lake as a seasonal wetland, reducing it to an arid playa.
See also
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References
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External links
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- {{cite summitpost|889862|Parowan Gap Petroglyphs & Little Salt Lake}}
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