Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drone photo shows Rattlesnake Island, at right, and the high-water marks etched into its shoreline at Elephant Butte Reservoir ...

Elephant Butte business owners worry for their livelihoods as low water levels resulted in fewer tourists this summer. While heavy rainfall slightly increased Elephant Butte Lake's levels, some ...

Hurricane Polo fueled rains, with storage jumping from about 1.4% to 3.9% and water up 10 feet at Elephant Butte.

New Mexico State Park officials are taking appropriate measures as water levels at Elephant Butte Lake continue to drop. Officials say they are clearing exposed shoreline debris, adjusting boat ramp ...

Recent rain doubled Elephant Butte Reservoir’s level in a month, lifting it to nearly 3% capacity and giving lake businesses ...

A prolonged drought has dried up the body of water.

Editor's note: This package was updated with new information. ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. — With a little imagination, the flat-topped butte protruding from the dammed waters of the Rio Grande in Sierra ...