The family of Matt Britton, who drowned while paddleboarding at Rockport Reservoir, are devastated and shocked by the unexpected loss.

A drought has revealed the foundations of a forgotten town in Utah's Rockport Reservoir. The town was abandoned in the 1950s after the federal government announced plans to construct a dam. The ...

PEOA, Utah (KUTV) — Fishing season is in full swing at Rockport State Park. Campground officials said that the Division of Wildlife Resources stocked the reservoir with 8,000 rainbow trout on ...

As extreme drought continues to plague Utah, an old ghost town reemerges. The old town of Rockport is visible for the first time in 60 years.

39-year-old Matthew Britton of Taylorsville had been paddle boarding on Rockport Reservoit with his dog and had attempted to save the dog after it jumped in the water.

Drought conditions in Utah appear to have unearthed a hidden “ghost town” that is normally under the Rockport Reservoir.

The Bureau of Reclamation owns the reservoir but it’s managed by Utah State Parks, who created Rockport State Park in 1966, according to the park’s website.

Officials issued an advisory for Rockport Reservoir after water samples taken by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality revealed the presence of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae that can ...

As extreme drought continues to plague Utah, an old ghost town reemerges. The old town of Rockport is visible for the first time in 60 years.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Drought conditions in a Utah reservoir led to the revealing of an unusual piece of the state's history -- the remnants of a ghost town. Utah State Parks said Rockport Reservoir ...

A drought has revealed the foundations of a forgotten town in Utah's Rockport Reservoir. The town was abandoned in the 1950s after the federal government announced plans to construct a dam. The ...