A
salt lake or
saline lake is a landlocked
body of water that has a concentration of
salts (typically
sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most
lakes (often defined as at least three
grams of salt per litre). In some cases, salt lakes have a higher concentration of salt than sea water, such lakes can also be termed
hypersaline lakes. An
alkalic salt lake that has a high content of
carbonate is sometimes termed a
soda lake.