Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM
Is Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM flooding right now?
Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM measured 0.74 ft on 2026-09-11 01:00:00 UTC. No NWS minor flood stage is published for this gauge.
Gauge height
0.74 ft
Streamflow
—
The highest crest on record was 9.26 ft on Tue, May 22, 2007.
Highest crests on record
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| 9.26 ft | 2007-05-22 |
| 7.92 ft | 2008-07-09 |
| 7.79 ft | 2004-07-21 |
| 7.63 ft | 2014-06-04 |
| 7.5 ft | 1973-06-29 |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Distance | County |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande at Narrows In Elephant Butte Reservoir., NM | 16.6 mi | Sierra County |
| Rio Grande Floodway at San Marcial, NM | 38.6 mi | Socorro County |
| Rio Grande Conveyance Channel at San Marcial, NM | 39.2 mi | Socorro County |
| Salt Creek near Tularosa, NM | 47.6 mi | Sierra County |
| Mimbres River at Mimbres, NM | 48.7 mi | Grant County |
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