Hurricane Polo fueled rains, with storage jumping from about 1.4% to 3.9% and water up 10 feet at Elephant Butte.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drone photo shows Rattlesnake Island, at right, and the high-water marks etched into its shoreline at Elephant Butte Reservoir ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 5—Elephant Butte Lake's marinas are getting a makeover just in time for summer season at the lake. Marina Vista, led by ...
ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. — With a little imagination, the flat-topped butte protruding from the dammed waters of the Rio Grande in Sierra County, is said to resemble an elephant. Resemblant or not, ...
Science News: A stark visual comparison of Elephant Butte Reservoir shows its decline from near-full capacity in 1994 to just 1.4% in 2026, illustrating the severe impact of drought and climate change ...
Last year was a struggle because of closures from the pandemic. This year will likely look a little different. Right now, Elephant Butte is rising as spring runoff comes off the Rio Grande but when ...
Weeks after Elephant Butte Lake dropped to 1.4% of its capacity, New Mexico State Parks closed the lake’s main boat ramp. The division also increased the maximum stay limit from seven to 14 ...
The gently lapping blue waters of Elephant Butte Lake tell a century-old story as indelible and precarious as the striations on exposed islands where water levels once were. The city of Elephant Butte ...