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Drought Affects Elephant Butte Reservoir

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern United States. When full, most all of the land shown here, except the distant hills, was underwater.

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Image Description:	Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern United States. When full, most all of the land shown here, except the distant hills, was underwater.
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