Elephant Butte Lake today

Elephant Butte Lake right now: the lake is 1.4% full, there's a light air from the southwest at 4 km/h3 mph and it's 24 °C76 °F and clear sky.

Updated 08:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

4 km/h3 mph

From the southwest, gusts 5 km/h3 mph. 2 knots, a light air.

Air

24 °C76 °F

Clear sky.

How full

1.4%

Well below normal for this date. 1303.21 m4275.62 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 2 hours ago.

Elephant Butte Lake water level today

Elephant Butte Lake is well below normal for 12 September: 1303.21 m4275.62 ft against a median of 1321.77 m4336.51 ft for this date, measured over 112 years (1915–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 1208.18 m3963.85 ft to 1342.96 m4406.03 ft.

Elephant Butte Lake is 1.4% full, at 1303.21 m4275.62 ft above sea level, against a full level of 1342.8 m4405.6 ft. That's 34.4 million m³27,850 acre-feet of water out of 2,418.7 million m³1,960,900 acre-feet.

How full	1.4%
Water level	1303.21 m4275.62 ft
Level when full	1342.8 m4405.6 ft
Below full by	39.61 m129.97 ft
Water stored	34.4 million m³27,850 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	1321.77 m4336.51 ft
Difference from normal	Down 18.56 m60.89 ft
Range on this date	1208.18 m3963.85 ft to 1342.96 m4406.03 ft
Reading from	2 hours ago

Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision.

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 paddleboardGood – calm water
SailingVery light wind
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

08:0063gusts 64 SW

11:00127gusts 1610 N

14:0053gusts 149 ENE

17:002113gusts 2213 N

20:0043gusts 1610 N

23:0064gusts 106 N

02:0075gusts 106 SW

05:00106gusts 128 SW

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Overcast	Overcast	37 °C98 °F / 21 °C71 °F	2113 WNW	3824	11%
Tomorrow13 Sep Drizzle	Drizzle	37 °C99 °F / 21 °C71 °F	3622 WSW	4428	22%
Monday14 Sep Light drizzle	Light drizzle	34 °C93 °F / 22 °C71 °F	1912 ESE	2717	52%
Tuesday15 Sep Light drizzle	Light drizzle	33 °C92 °F / 22 °C72 °F	3522 NNE	3421	46%

Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.