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Elephant Butte

American  

noun

  1. a dam and irrigation reservoir in SW New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Dam, 309 feet (94 meters) high.


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Some of that work already is happening in the Elephant Butte Irrigation District, which serves about 5,000 farmers in southern New Mexico.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

If New Mexico fails to send enough water to Texas, then the Elephant Butte Irrigation District - the largest in New Mexico - must temporarily transfer rights to an irrigation district in Texas.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2023

At Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, a bachelor party stumbled across a fossilized mastodon skull that is millions of years old.

From New York Times • May 20, 2022

Embracing the off-road culture, Elephant Butte, New Mexico, provides a 60-acre park with all-terrain vehicle training, education and courses for riders.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022

The agreement requires New Mexico to deliver a certain amount of water to Elephant Butte Reservoir each year but all three commissioners from each state waived the requirement.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2020

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