WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE LOW WATER LEVELS AT ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE THIS SUMMER…BUT THERE'S BEEN A BIG TURNAROUND FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. ROLF HECHLER WITH STATE PARKS SAYS LAKE LEVELS HAVE RISEN 7-FEET IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. STILL, HE EXPECTS ATTENDANCE TO BE DOWN A BIT…AS HAS BEEN THE CASE ALL YEAR.
HECHLER SAYS THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THOSE GOING TO THE LAKE THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HE SAYS THEY USUALLY GET ABOUT 60 THOUSAND VISITORS, BUT BECAUSE WATER HAVE BEEN LOW, HE EXPECTS THEY'LL GET 40-THOUSAND TO 50 THOUSAND THIS YEAR.
HECHLER SAYS THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE BOAT RAMP OPEN…BUT LONG LINES ARE NOT EXPECTED, SINCE THE LAKE WILL BE LESS CROWDED.
