Elephant Butte Lake Water Level Today
Texas · Well below full pool
- Elevation
- 4,275.92 ft
- From full pool
- −129.67 ft
- Percent of pool
- 1.5%
- 24-hour change
- +0.23 ft
- 7-day change
- +312.07 ft
- Reading
- Sep 17, 2026 · TWDB
Last year at Elephant Butte Lake
Elephant Butte Lake is 129.67 ft below full pool, at 4,275.92 ft, up 0.23 ft in the last 24 hours. That puts the lake at 1.5 percent of its conservation pool.
Over the last 7 days the level rose 312.07 ft, and over 30 days it rose 0.53 ft. In the 382 days of readings on this page the high was 4,320.87 ft on Jan 6, 2026 and the low was 3,147.97 ft on Sep 9, 2026, a range of 1,172.90 ft.
The reading is the Texas Water Development Board gauge, taken Sep 17, 2026. This page is rebuilt once a day from the agency feed; it is not a live gauge, so during a fast rise or a scheduled release check the TWDB page for hourly values.
Elephant Butte Lake pool elevations
| Current elevation | 4,275.92 ft |
|---|---|
| Full pool (top of conservation) | 4,405.59 ft |
| Bottom of conservation pool | 4,231.50 ft |
| Conservation capacity | 1,960,900 acre-ft |
| Surface area at full pool | 2,318 acres |
| 30-day change | +0.53 ft |
| 1-year high | 4,320.87 ft (Jan 6, 2026) |
| 1-year low | 3,147.97 ft (Sep 9, 2026) |
| Operating agency | Texas Water Development Board |
Source: Texas Water Development Board. Read what full pool and flood pool mean.
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Elephant Butte Lake level questions
What is the water level of Elephant Butte Lake today?
Elephant Butte Lake is at 4,275.92 ft as of Sep 17, 2026, −129.67 ft relative to full pool (4,405.59 ft). The 24-hour change is +0.23 ft.
What is full pool at Elephant Butte Lake?
Full pool, the top of the conservation pool, is 4,405.59 ft. The bottom of the conservation pool is 4,231.50 ft.
Is Elephant Butte Lake rising or falling?
Over the last 24 hours the level is +0.23 ft; over 7 days it rose 312.07 ft, and over 30 days it rose 0.53 ft.
Where does this Elephant Butte Lake level come from?
From the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) public data feed for Elephant Butte Lake. Lake Levels Today republishes the agency's daily value without adjustment and links to the source below.