Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only

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Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern United States. When full, most all of the land shown here, except the distant hills, was underwater.

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Location: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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