Dangerous Low Water Level

[nmboats]

Some photos of Elephant Butte Lake, NM before and after the drought.
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/437ElephantButte-3years_ago.jpg[/img]
Elephant Butte Lake 3 years ago
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/437ebutte_02_end_year.jpg[/img]
Butte 2002 season end
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/437elephantbutte_recent-med.jpg[/img]
Elephant Butte Lake spring 2003

[Tom Brown]

Wow. That's depressing.
Those are great shots but they really put a knot in the gut.
What's that building on the peninsula in the foreground?
[ April 29, 2003, 03:26 AM: Message edited by: Tom Brown ]

[Rexone]

That's radical, what are those structures that were covered in the first pic?

[nmboats]

More Photos of Elephant Butte Lake (before and after)
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/437butte_lake.jpg[/img]
Elephante Butte Lake Dam Site Marina and Bar, several years ago at the railing.
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/437elephantbutteisland.jpg[/img]
Elephante Butte Lake Dam Site Marina and Bar. Looking over the railing.

[nmboats]

The structure in pic 2 is a part of an old hospital that was built during the construction of the dam. This structure was never visible up until 2 years ago.

[UBFJ #454]

Is the SWDBA still going to hold their races there or are they moving them? Heard a rumor races in NM may be totally cancelled? Any info would be appreciated as we have been talking about possibly using NM to test our drag boat this summer.

[Seadog]

My SIL lives there and this is suppose to be permanent, if not worse. The feds are giving all the water to the mexicans. Because of this and the evaporation rates, NM is keeping all the water they got left in the mountains. If it weren't for a minnow, the farmers would not have any water. They are trying to sell their home due to this crap.

[Mandelon]

That's great if you like sand..... frown