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Elephant Butte Reservoir, NM
Reservoir in Sierra County, New Mexico. New Mexico's largest body of water, a roughly 36,000-acre Rio Grande reservoir in the south-central part of the state at Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The premier warmwater fishery in New Mexico, famous for largemouth and smallmouth bass, white bass, walleye, channel and blue catfish, and crappie. Low desert elevation (roughly 4,400 ft) means it warms early and stays productive into fall. Levels swing widely with drought and irrigation demand.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Elephant Butte Reservoir, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Multiple ramps within Elephant Butte Lake State Park (Marina del Sur, Rock Canyon, Dam Site, Three Sisters). USGS gauge 08361000 (Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam) is an outflow gauge providing live streamflow but not in-reservoir temperature, so water temperature uses a seasonal baseline. New Mexico fishing license and AIS inspection required.
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