More than 88% of the state is in the extreme-drought category, according to the state's websites. The lake is 62,100 acre-feet and the surface area is 1,080 acres.īefore the flooding, some buildings including the town co-op and the Rockport School House, built in 1870, were removed and taken to the Pioneer Village inside the Lagoon Amusement Park, where they can be seen today.ĭespite the record-breaking lows in water level, the Rockport State Park remains open to visitors, but docks have been removed for the season.Ībout 2.8 million people in Utah are affected by the drought. The town of Rockport was then flooded and the reservoir was created. The Bureau of Reclamation built the Wanship Dam between 19. Several areas in Utah are under flood warnings as spring runoff causes water levels to rise. Just 27 families were living in the area in the 1950s when the federal government bought the land to build the Wanship Dam, which is now Rockport Reservoir, the Parks and Recreation Division says. The nutrient-rich water makes it possible for these small streams to support large insect populations and, more importantly, many relatively large fish. It was later renamed Rockport, and the area never had a population above 200 over the years, hitting a decline in the 1940s. and Native Americans that it was called Rock Fort. It wasn’t until after the Black Hawk War between the U.S.
The town was originally called Crandall, then was renamed Enoch City a year later.
White settlers first came to the Rockford State Park area in 1860, according to the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. "Using a drone helped to see where structures once stood so many decades ago." "It was really interesting to be standing at an overlook for the reservoir and to see faint traces of foundations of old homes and a road all below where the water would normally be," Dewey told USA TODAY. 'Does this make sense?': Winds in Jupiter's great red spot are speeding up, now over 400 mph He heard the town had reemerged and knew old foundations of homes would be visible. “It’s helping us remember a little bit of our history.”ĭevon Dewey, a drone test pilot from Utah, visited the Rockport Reservoir for the first time and snagged photos and video of what is left of the ghost town. “It’s kind of sad, because of the drought conditions, but it’s a cool little glimmer to look back and see what was there,” Utah Division of State Parks spokesman Devan Chavez told the Tribune. The drought in Utah has brought the ghost town back after years underwater. 1, it was at 29% capacity it was at 82% capacity last year, according to the Utah Division of Water Resources. The foundations of the ghost town, Rockport, are now above water as the Rockport Reservoir reaches its lowest levels since being filled 64 years ago, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.Īs of Sept. Six streams were flowing at record low conditions.Watch Video: Submerged Italian village seen for the first time in decadesĮxtreme drought recently uncovered hidden Utah history in the form of a ghost town in Summit County. Hidden Water unveils surface water systems on the east side of Salt Lake Valley, both culinary and irrigation. Of the 98 streams tracked by state water managers, 47 were already flowing below normal despite the time of year - normally, the spring runoff means streams are at their fullest in the late spring. Great Salt Lake was expected to drop to a new historic low. This time last year, reservoirs were about 67% of capacity. “When recreating at Utah’s beautiful reservoirs, remember, our reservoirs aren’t just for fun, they store our water and help get us through drought.”Įighteen of Utah’s largest 45 reservoirs were below 55% of available capacity as of Thursday, with overall statewide storage at 63% of capacity. “As we approach Memorial Day weekend, I urge residents to use good Fire Sense and check for impacts, such as boat ramp closures, before heading out to state parks,” said Brian Steed, executive director of the Department of Natural Resources. Reservoirs across the state are likely to end up lower than normal, and officials urged vacationers to use caution as area public schools prepared to close for the summer.
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