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Zia Kayak Outfitters
Zia Kayak Outfitters

Zia Kayak Outfitters

Zia Kayak Outfitters is a kayak & canoe livery in Elephant Butte. They offer free training on paddling and getting in and out of a kayak.

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Around Zia Kayak Outfitters

Elephant Butte Reservoir2.1 miLake Valley Back Country Byway17.9 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1917 to 2026

The water at Zia Kayak Outfitters 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.

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Typical flow by month at Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
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

Today · Sun

76Go/ 100

ClearHigh 63°F, low 41°FRain 1%Wind 11 kt, gusts 17

Streamflow

3.3 cfs

Normal (26th)

Water level

1.55 ft

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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