Shrinking shoreline exposes shipwreck in Utah lake Lauren Steinbrecher, KSTU Share This LAKE POWELL, Utah (KSTU) — A curious discovery along the edges of Lake Powell has been uncovered as the shoreline shrinks during what could be one of the worst drought years on record for the reservoir. The low water levels revealed a fascinating find for one group during a friends and family fishing trip last weekend. Liz Bowles described how they had never seen the Lake Powell shoreline like this. “It’s lower than we’ve ever seen with the water. It’s pretty crazy,” Bowles said. It was so low that during their camping and fishing trip, Bowles and the others discovered the boat ramp at Bullfrog Marina had closed. New areas and things like trees previously covered by water sat exposed.