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Marina Del Sur is a marina in Elephant Butte, NM. The full-service marina is located on Elephant Butte Lake and offers boat, annual slip, overnight slip, kayak, and paddleboard rentals. Covered and uncovered slips are available for sailboats, houseboats, and cruisers.

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Typical flow by month

1917 to 2026

The water at Marina Del Sur typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,885 cfs, and lowest in December, at 9.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,220 cfs, in 1942.

Typical flow by month at Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January113.3 to 282
February50912 to 1,060
March1,140690 to 1,500
April1,4851,010 to 1,900
May1,530994 to 1,900
June1,8851,515 to 2,130
July1,7501,290 to 2,120
August1,360765 to 1,950
September65313 to 1,220
October124.0 to 412
November9.13.0 to 73
December9.03.0 to 120

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 109 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM (site 08361000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

65Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sun, Sep 27 (93)

Streamflow

0.0 cfs

Much below normal (5th)

Water level

0.74 ft

High today

82°F

Wind

13 kt

Gusts 19 kt

Rain chance

55%

Week ahead

Tue82°F55%
Wed66°F76%
Thu80°F67%
Fri82°F84%
Sat84°F30%
Sun86°F5%
Mon78°F31%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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