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Elephant Butte Lake SP--South Highlands (via Saltbush Rd.)
Coordinates: 33.258953, -107.177778 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte Reservoir, the largest lake in New Mexico, is a large, deep reservoir with fluctuating water levels. Elephant Butte, created by a dam in 1916 across the Rio Grande, was constructed to provide for irrigation and flood control. The lake is 40 miles long with more than 200 miles of shoreline. The area surrounding the lake is almost wholly managed by NM State Parks. Bureau of Reclamation, however, controls the water levels.

The site hosts the largest concentration of wintering Aechmophorus grebes in the state (winter 1993-98, 6000 individuals average, 15300 individuals maximum). Large numbers of gulls and other waterbirds migrate through and winter here. When water levels are low, large shorebird numbers may congregate in appropriate areas in migration. Attracts large numbers of rarer water birds. From Elephant Butte Lake State Park (Audubon Important Bird Area) webpage

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