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If the forecast holds true, runoff into Elephant Butte Lake will be below average this year, for the 13th time in 15 years. The forecast calls for water flow at San Marcial, the last Rio Grande measurement point above the lake, to be 29 percent of the long-term average. (Journal File)

Demand Exceeds Supply

Forecast calls for another extremely dry year on the Rio Grande-- Water flow into Elephant Butte Lake
Five months after being rescued from a muddy watering hole, Ferdinand is one happy calf living on a ranch south of Albuquerque. Photo Credit - Courtesy of Sam Beam

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