Record rains have caused a surge in the water level one of the states most popular recreation destinations. Skip to content. NOWCAST Action 7 News More in the Morning. ... Elephant Butte Lake Levels ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico (KVIA) - Elephant Butt Lake, New Mexico's largest state park has seen an increase of 26% in the water levels this year. The Elephant Butte Reservoir was at 13.3% in 2022 ...

Resemblant or not, Elephant Butte is iconic, the namesake of a town, dam and lake — "the largest body of water within 500 miles," said Chris Bolen, the superintendent of Elephant Butte State Park.

Even with capacity levels that seem low, Elephant Butte is still New Mexico’s largest lake. It spans 57 square miles. On the day KOB 4 visited the lake, gauges indicated that Elephant Butte was ...

Elephant Butte State Park is a New Mexico gem. On holiday weekends like Memorial Day, visitors have historically reached 100,000 on each day. Elephant Butte Lake visitor guide: when to visit ...

In the face of an upcoming growing season, a shrinking water level at Elephant Butte lake and the Caballo Reservoir has some farmers and water users in southern New Mexico worried. In the face of ...

The water at Elephant Butte is low, and it’s projected to get lower this summer. “This is the largest recreation lake in the state,” said Neal Brown president of Lago Rico and owner of ...

The New Mexico State Parks Elephant Butte Lake offices told KFOX14 the manager estimates that the lake could rise up to 13 more feet in July. It would return to its current levels in September or ...

Elephant Butte Lake filters into Caballo, by the end of the summer, Esslinger told ABC-7 Elephant Butte could be as low as 10,000 acre feet which he said is “alarming.” ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KRQE) – They were expecting the water levels at Elephant Butte to be historically bleak this year. While there’s still more beach than anyone would like to see at … ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Elephant Butte Lake is currently about 20 percent full compared to last year at this time, it was holding about 360,000 acre-feet of water, or about 16 ...

WEBVTT WEEKEND. A POPULAR SPOT -- ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE -- BUT WITH NEW MEXICO UNDER AN EXTREME DROUGHT WATCH -- IS THERE ENOUGH WATER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE? ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER AARON HILF HAS ...