Elephant Butte Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in New Mexico
4,296.58ft
1,309.60 m · EGM96
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▲ 0.07 ft
7 days
▲ 0.73 ft
30 days
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What this means
The lake has risen 0.73 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 4,294.36 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 4,296.58 ft (Oct 2026).
Elephant Butte Reservoir level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 4,296.58 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Lowest
- 4,294.36 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 97,669 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 438 cfs (12.4 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Elephant Butte Dam
- Height
- 306 ft
- Completed
- 1916
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 2,065,010 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 42,750 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Elephant Butte Reservoir
1 ramps without a name, on the map: 1
1 ramp listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All New Mexico boat ramps →
Weather & wind
This Afternoon75°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind S 9 to 17 mph
Wind S 9 to 17 mph
Tonight60°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SSE 5 to 15 mph
Wind SSE 5 to 15 mph
Saturday73°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind SSE 3 to 16 mph
Wind SSE 3 to 16 mph
Saturday Night57°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind S 3 to 9 mph
Wind S 3 to 9 mph
Sunday72°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind WSW 2 to 12 mph
Wind WSW 2 to 12 mph
Sunday Night53°F · Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind W 3 to 8 mph
Wind W 3 to 8 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 24 min ago.