'''Salt flats''' are undrained areas in closed basins in arid regions. In these areas, 10 to 75 cm (4 to 30 in) of crystalline [[salt]] overlie stratified, very strongly saline sediment. The water table may be within 20 cm (8 in) of the surface at some period during the year.
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'''Salt flats''' are undrained areas in closed basins in arid regions. In these areas, 10 to 75 cm (4 to 30 in) of crystalline [[salt]] overlie stratified, very strongly saline sediment. The water table may be within 20 cm (8 in) of the surface at some period during the year.
==References==
==References==
[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>
[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>