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Elephant Butte Lake water level

Water report·Elephant Butte Reservoir Dam and PowerplantSep 16
4,275.84ft

Typical for September 20: 4,336.20 ft.

Updated 1:00 AM MDT, Sep 16

28,358 afstorage

Elephant Butte Lake water level history

Sep 16typical 4,306.85 to 4,376.27 ft
4,275.84ft

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Sep 10Sep 13Sep 16
Sep 16typical 4,306.85 to 4,376.27 ft
4,275.84ft

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Aug 18Aug 30Sep 16
Sep 16typical 4,306.85 to 4,376.27 ft
4,275.84ft

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Jun 19Jul 29Sep 16
Sep 16typical 4,306.85 to 4,376.27 ft
4,275.84ft

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Sep 19Mar 14Sep 16

What this means

Over the last 7 days, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.60 and 4,275.84 ft, lowest on Sep 11 and highest on Sep 16.

That is 0.23 ft higher than on Sep 10.

Over the last 30 days, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.37 and 5,560.72 ft, lowest on Aug 19 and highest on Sep 9.

That is 0.45 ft higher than on Aug 18.

Over the last 90 days, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.13 and 5,560.72 ft, lowest on Jul 29 and highest on Sep 9.

That is 25.08 ft lower than on Jun 19.

Over the last 12 months, Elephant Butte Lake held between 4,275.13 and 5,560.72 ft, lowest on Jul 29 and highest on Sep 9.

That is 12.77 ft lower than on Sep 19.

Storage, past 30 days

Sep 16
28,358acre-feet

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27,278 to 28,358 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.

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Bureau 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.

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