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Elephant Butte Lake today
Elephant Butte Lake right now: the lake is 10.2% full, there's a gentle breeze from the northeast at 19 km/h12 mph and it's 17 °C62 °F and clear sky.
Updated 11:17 local time, Wednesday 11 November
Elephant Butte Lake water level today
Elephant Butte Lake is well below normal for 11 November: 1314.73 m4313.41 ft against a median of 1321.85 m4336.79 ft for this date, measured over 111 years (1915–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 1300.02 m4265.15 ft to 1343.27 m4407.07 ft.
Elephant Butte Lake is 10.2% full, at 1314.73 m4313.41 ft above sea level, against a full level of 1343.0 m4406.3 ft. That's 250.7 million m³203,256 acre-feet of water out of 2,449.6 million m³1,985,900 acre-feet.
| How full | 10.2% |
| Water level | 1314.73 m4313.41 ft |
| Level when full | 1343.0 m4406.3 ft |
| Below full by | 28.31 m92.89 ft |
| Water stored | 250.7 million m³203,256 acre-feet |
| Median for 11 November | 1321.85 m4336.79 ft |
| Difference from normal | Down 7.13 m23.38 ft |
| Range on this date | 1300.02 m4265.15 ft to 1343.27 m4407.07 ft |
| Reading from | 6 hours ago |
Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision. What these terms mean.
Good for today?
Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.
- SwimmingNo water temperature yet
- Kayak and paddleboardBreezy – for experienced paddlers
- SailingGood sailing breeze
- Windsurf and kiteMarginal
Wind, next 24 hours
KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today11 Nov Clear sky | Clear sky | 21 °C71 °F / 6 °C43 °F | 1912 NE | 2817 | 0% |
| Tomorrow12 Nov Clear sky | Clear sky | 20 °C68 °F / 6 °C43 °F | 148 E | 1912 | 0% |
| Friday13 Nov Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 19 °C67 °F / 8 °C47 °F | 2113 SSE | 2616 | 34% |
| Saturday14 Nov Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 17 °C63 °F / 11 °C52 °F | 2616 SW | 3119 | 15% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.