Water report · Elephant Butte Lake
Elephant Butte Lake water level
Last reading 2 days ago: below normal for late August.
Updated 1:00 AM MDT, Aug 30
Elephant Butte Lake water level history
What this means
Over the last 7 days, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.44 and 4,275.46 ft, lowest on Aug 25 and highest on Aug 24.
It is back where it was on Aug 24.
Over the last 30 days, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.16 and 4,275.46 ft, lowest on Aug 1 and highest on Aug 24.
That is 0.30 ft higher than on Aug 1.
Over the last 90 days, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.13 and 4,311.43 ft, lowest on Jul 29 and highest on Jun 2.
That is 35.97 ft lower than on Jun 2.
Over the last 12 months, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.13 and 4,319.27 ft, lowest on Jul 29 and highest on Apr 17.
That is 15.96 ft lower than on Aug 31.
Storage, past 30 days
26,800 to 27,483 acre-feet over the window.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportBureau of Reclamation station 323, Elephant Butte Reservoir Dam and Powerplant. Reclamation publishes a day or two behind, so the date beside the reading is the date of record, not today. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
About this gauge
Readings come from Bureau of Reclamation station 323, Elephant Butte Reservoir Dam and Powerplant. It reports reservoir elevation and storage. Reclamation publishes daily and runs a day or two behind. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Elephant Butte Lake fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Elephant Butte Lake record book