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Tour of Elephant Butte Lake State Park |
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1 Starting at the southern end of the lake, at the Damsite Marina, you can see the variety of boats that call Elephant Butte Lake home. |
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2 Panning right you will notice the facilities at the Damsite Marina are well equipped. This area of the lake is somewhat protected from heavy weather. |
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3 In the distance, the lake's namesake looms proudly out of the water. In this photo and the next, the light was just right to show why the lake was named Elephant Butte. |
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4 The waters past the Butte open up into the main area of Elephant Butte Lake. Just to the left in this photo would be the dam. |
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5 Leaving the Damsite Marina area and heading slightly north, towards the dam, small coves like this one are found all around the lake. These areas can be great for producing fish. |
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6 At an area just above the dam you can get a different perspective of Elephant Butte. To get an idea of it's size, notice the boat just to the left side of the Butte, at water level. |
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7 Photos 7 & 8 are shots panning left, where the lake opens into the main body of water. Areas here can reach 120' in depth with numerous inlet coves to explore. |
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8 In this photo, the enormous size of the lake can be realized. The mountain peaks to the left are not yet the end of the lake. |
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Tour of Elephant Butte Lake State Park |
New
Mexico State Parks Elephant Butte Lake Caballo Lake Rio Grande River |