ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. — With a little imagination, the flat-topped butte protruding from the dammed waters of the Rio Grande in Sierra County, is said to resemble an elephant. Resemblant or not, ...
But Bird said that much of the rain that fell this season fell in regions south of Elephant Butte, making it useless in replenishing the reservoir. “We’re in a time right now where we’re seeing all ...
DENVER When Judge D. Brooks Smith traveled from Pennsylvania to Colorado, he passed over the 98th Meridian, the longitude line separating the water-rich East from the arid West. The former chief judge ...
The Rio Grande is usually fed by snowpack in southern Colorado, which melts into the river’s upper basin. “That gives you a steady source of water down the Rio Grande into Elephant Butte as it melts ...
Reporting supported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder. DENVER—When Judge D. Brooks Smith traveled from Pennsylvania to Colorado, he passed over the 98th Meridian, ...
Editor's note: Reporting supported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder. DENVER — When Judge D. Brooks Smith traveled from Pennsylvania to Colorado, he passed over ...